Onobasulu | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: onn
Alternate Names: Onabasulu
Autonym: Onobasulu
Population: 1,200, all users. L1 users: 1,000 (2010 SIL). L2 users: 200. 350 monolinguals (2001 UNESCO).
Location:: Hela and Southern Highlands provinces: midway between Mount Sisa and Mount Bosavi.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Bosavi
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Oral and written use in preschool and adult literacy. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Edolo [etr]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Huli [hui]. Also use Kaluli [bco]. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Edolo [etr].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 43%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. 300 can read it, 200 can write it. Literature. Bible portions: 1996–2017.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Onobasulu
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Hela and Southern Highlands provinces: midway between Mount Sisa and Mount Bosavi.