AIL ISO 639-3
Eibela
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- ail
- Alternate Names
- Aimele, Kware
- Population
- 300 (Aiton 2016).
- Location:
- Southern Highlands province: southwest corner, Mount Bosavi area; Western province: Lake Campbell area. Most moved to Western province: Wawoi falls area.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Trans-New Guinea, Bosavi
- Language Use
- Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Also use English [eng] (Aiton 2016). Also use Kaluli [bco] (Aiton 2016). Also use Kamula [xla], especially young people (Aiton 2016). Also use Tok Pisin [tpi], especially young people (Aiton 2016). Used as L2 by Kasua [khs].
- Language Development
- Grammar.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Eibela
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Southern Highlands province: southwest corner, Mount Bosavi area; Western province: Lake Campbell area. Most moved to Western province: Wawoi falls area.
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