Fasu | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: faa
Alternate Names: Namo Aporo, Namome
Autonym: Namo Me
Population: 1,100 (San Roque and Loughnane 2012).
Location:: Southern Highlands province: Nipa district; Gulf province; Western province: Kikori river.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, West Kutubu
Dialects: Some, Kaibu (Kaipu), Namome (Namumi, Namuni).
Language Use: Also use English [eng] (Lefort 2017). Also use Kasua [khs] (Lefort 2017). Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Lefort 2017). Used as L2 by Kasua [khs].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1976–1995.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Fasu
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Some and Namuni may be separate languages (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Location: Southern Highlands province: Nipa district; Gulf province; Western province: Kikori river.