AMP ISO 639-3
Alamblak
Alamblak Autonym
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- amp
- Alternate Names
- Arambak
- Autonym
- Alamblak
- Population
- 1,000 (Coulter 2011). Ethnic population: 1,530 (2000 census).
- Location:
- East Sepik province: Angoram district. 9 villages on Middle Karawari and Wagupmeri rivers. Another dialect has 4 villages near Kuvanmas lake.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Sepik, Sepik Hill, Alamblak
- Dialects
- Kuvenmas, Karawari, Bagwido.
- Language Use
- Mixed use: home, church. Some young people, all adults. A few also use English [eng] (Coulter 2007). Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Coulter 2007). Used as L2 by Sumariup [siv].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. NT: 2003–2014.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Alamblak
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Karawari is distinct from Karawari [tzx] in the Pondo branch. Traditional religion, Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: East Sepik province: Angoram district. 9 villages on Middle Karawari and Wagupmeri rivers. Another dialect has 4 villages near Kuvanmas lake.
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