OPM ISO 639-3
Oksapmin
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- opm
- Population
- 12,000 (2005 SIL).
- Location:
- Sandaun province: Telefomin district; Southern Highlands province: Strickland river north bank to Sandaun province border; Western province: Olsobip RLLG.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Trans-New Guinea, Oksapmin
- Dialects
- Upper Oksapmin, Lower Oksapmin. The 2 dialects are mutually intelligible.
- Typology
- SOV.
- Language Use
- Used by all. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (San Roque and Loughnane 2012). Some also use Bimin [bhl] (San Roque and Loughnane 2012). Used as L2 by Bimin [bhl], Hewa [ham].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1992.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Oksapmin
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
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Location: Sandaun province: Telefomin district; Southern Highlands province: Strickland river north bank to Sandaun province border; Western province: Olsobip RLLG.
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