GAM ISO 639-3
Kandawo
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- gam
- Alternate Names
- Narake
- Population
- 4,000 (2003 SIL).
- Location:
- Chimbu province: isolated border areas; Madang province: Usino-Bundi district, Bundi LLG; Western Highlands province: Hagen district, upper Jimi headwaters, Mount Wilhelm slopes.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Trans-New Guinea, Chimbu-Wahgi, Jimi
- Dialects
- 2 mutually intelligible dialects.
- Language Use
- Used by all. Neutral attitudes. Many also use Kuman [kue], especially older adults. Many also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. NT: 2014.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Kandawo
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Chimbu province: isolated border areas; Madang province: Usino-Bundi district, Bundi LLG; Western Highlands province: Hagen district, upper Jimi headwaters, Mount Wilhelm slopes.
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