Wagi

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: fad
Alternate Names: Foran, Furan, Kamba, Mis-Kemba
Population: 3,380 (2003 SIL).
Location:: Madang province: northwest of Madang, Foran, Kamba, Kauris, Mis, and Silibob villages.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Madang, Croisilles, Hanseman
Dialects: Kamba. Lexical similarity: 30% with Ari dialect of Nobonob [gaw].
Typology: SOV; adjectives, numerals follow noun head; verb affixes mark person, number; CV, CVC, VC, V; nontonal.
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Bullock et al 2011). Some also use Amele [aey] (Bullock et al 2011). Some also use Gedaged [gdd] (Bullock et al 2011). Some also use Isebe [igo] (Bullock et al 2011). Some also use Nobonob [gaw] (Bullock et al 2011). Used as L2 by Ngaing [nnf].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Bible portions: 2016.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Wagi
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Madang province: northwest of Madang, Foran, Kamba, Kauris, Mis, and Silibob villages.