Foau

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: flh
Alternate Names: Abawiri, Doa, Fuau
Population: 350 (2010 SIL), increasing.
Location:: Papua province: Jayapura and Mamberamo Raya regencies, Kecamatan sub-district, 1 village; Mamberamo basin region on Dijai river.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Lakes Plain, East
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 35%–49% with Diebroud [tbp].
Typology: Tonal.
Language Use: The people want to retain and strengthen their own identity. Home, community, most domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Some also use Diebroud [tbp], passively especially by those over age 35. Also use Indonesian [ind], in school. Used as L2 by Abinomn [bsa], Airoran [air], Diebroud [tbp].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 20% in Indonesian [ind]. Texts.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Foau
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Papua province: Jayapura and Mamberamo Raya regencies, Kecamatan sub-district, 1 village; Mamberamo basin region on Dijai river.