Kwoma

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: kmo
Alternate Names: Kuome, Washkuk
Population: 4,000 (Lambert-Brétière 2018). 800 monolinguals (Lambert-Brétière 2018).
Location:: East Sepik province: Ambunti district, Sepik and Sanchi river areas. 12 villages.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Sepik, Nukuma
Dialects: Kwoma (Washkuk), Nukuma.
Language Use: Used by all. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi], especially young people (Lambert-Brétière 2018). Also use Yalaku [ylg] (Aikhenvald 2018). Used as L2 by Yalaku [ylg].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. No known use of vernacular literature. Dictionary. NT: 1975.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kwoma
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: East Sepik province: Ambunti district, Sepik and Sanchi river areas. 12 villages.