Koiari, Grass

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: kbk
Alternate Names: Koiari
Population: 1,700 (Wurm 2000). 170 monolinguals.
Location:: Central province: east of Port Moresby to coast, Sinnuma reservoir area; National Capital District, eastern portion.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Southeast Papuan, Koiarian, Koiaric
Dialects: Hogeri, Lahada, Omani. Lexical similarity: 60%–65% with Koita [kqi] (most similar).
Language Use: Potentially endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Youth shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi] (Wurm 2007). Also use English [eng] (Dutton 2003). Also use Hiri Motu [hmo] (Dutton 2003). Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Dutton 2003).
Language Development: Dictionary. Texts.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Koiari, Grass
Writing: Latin script [Latn], developed in 2001.

Location: Central province: east of Port Moresby to coast, Sinnuma reservoir area; National Capital District, eastern portion.