Pondi

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: lnm
Alternate Names: Langam, Mwa
Population: 300 (Barlow 2020a), decreasing. Ethnic population: 620 (Barlow 2020a).
Location:: East Sepik province: Angoram district, Langam village.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Mongol-Langam
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 40% with Mwakai [mgt], 40% with Ulwa [yla] (Barlow 2020b).
Typology: SOV; Postpositions; Nominative-Accusative; Isolating; Verbal affixation marks tense, aspect, and mood; Consonants: 13, Vowels: 6 (Barlow 2020a).
Language Use: Older adults only. All shifted to Tok Pisin [tpi] (Barlow 2020a). Also use Angoram [aog] (Barlow 2020a). Also use Ap Ma [kbx] (Barlow 2020a).
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: East Sepik province: Angoram district, Langam village.