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AIX ISO 639-3

Aighon

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639
aix
Alternate Names
Aigon, Eighon
Population
2,100 (2002 SIL), increasing. 100 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 2,100 (2002 SIL).
Location:
West New Britain province: Gasmata and Mosa rural LLGs, Akolet and Avau inland, between Avio and Amgen rivers, to north side of Whiteman range.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Arawe-Pasismanua, Pasismanua
Dialects
Bao (Do), Apsokok (Psohoh, Psokhok, Psokok, Sokhok), Aighon. In the Kaulong [pss] (Pasismanua) dialect subgroup. Aighon considered a dialect of Kaulong [pss] (Wurm and Hattori 1981). Lexical similarity: 83% with Aighon and Bao dialects.
Language Use
Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 35%.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Aighon
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Different from Fulumu (Bau) [bbd] in Madang Province. Christian, traditional religion.

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Location: West New Britain province: Gasmata and Mosa rural LLGs, Akolet and Avau inland, between Avio and Amgen rivers, to north side of Whiteman range.