Korowai

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: khe
Alternate Names: Kolufaup
Population: 3,500 (2007 P. de Vries). 3,000 monolinguals.
Location:: Papua province: southeast inland area between upper Sirac and Digul rivers.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Ok-Awyu, Awyu-Dumut, Korowai
Dialects: North Korowai, South Korowai. Dialects have high mutual intelligibility. Lexical similarity: 90% with dialects.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Mixed attitudes, from neutral to positive. Also use Indonesian [ind], particularly younger village speakers.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1% (2007 P. de Vries). Literacy rate in L2: Less than 1% in Indonesian [ind] (2007 P. de Vries). Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Korowai
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion.

Location: Papua province: southeast inland area between upper Sirac and Digul rivers.