Iwal | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: kbm
Alternate Names: Kaiwa
Autonym: Iwal
Population: 2,100 (2011 SIL). Ethnic population: 2,300.
Location:: Morobe province: Lae district, between Salamaua and Wau.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Huon Gulf, South, Kaiwa
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Yabem [jae].
Language Use: Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Cobb and Wroge 1990).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1984.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Iwal
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Morobe province: Lae district, between Salamaua and Wau.