Piame

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Biami

Population

100 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Location

East Sepik province: middle Sepik region, eastern headwaters of Niksek (April) river.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification

Language Use

Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%.

Language Resources

Other Comments

First contact with outsiders in 1982.