Koita | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: kqi
Autonym: Koita
Population: 3,000 (2001 SIL).
Location:: Central province: Kairuku-Hiri district, Hiri and Kairuku RLLGs; National Capital District, Port Moresby and north, west and southeast.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Southeast Papuan, Koiarian, Koiaric
Dialects: West Koita, East Koita. Lexical similarity: 60%–65% with Grass Koiari [kbk] (most similar).
Language Use: Potentially endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Young speakers tend to prefer Tok Pisin [tpi] or English [eng] (Wurm 2007). Most also use English [eng] (Wu 2020). Most also use Motu [meu] (Wu 2020). Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Wu 2020). A few also use Hiri Motu [hmo] (Wu 2020).
Language Development: Dictionary.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Koita
Writing: Latin script [Latn], developed in 2001.

Location: Central province: Kairuku-Hiri district, Hiri and Kairuku RLLGs; National Capital District, Port Moresby and north, west and southeast.