Kuot | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: kto
Alternate Names: Kuat, Panaras
Autonym: Kuot
Population: 1,500 (Lindström 2005). Ethnic population: 2,400 (2002 SIL).
Location:: New Ireland province: northwest coast. 10 villages.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Language isolate
Language Use: Potentially endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Under pressure from Nalik [nal] and Tok Pisin [tpi]; children tend to prefer Tok Pisin (Wurm 2007). Some young people, all adults. Mixed attitudes, from positive to neutral. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Lindström 2005).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 75%–85%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–95%. NT: 2001.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kuot
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: New Ireland province: northwest coast. 10 villages.