Yongkom

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Yonggom, Yongom

Population

6,000 (1999 SIL).

Location

Western Province along Fly and Tedi (Alice) rivers and toward Lake Murray.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 80% with North Muyu [kti], 70% with South Muyu [kts], 30% with Ninggerum [nxr].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. NT: 2004.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.