Dumo | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: vam
Alternate Names: Duso, Manimo, Vanimo, Wanimo
Autonym: Dumo
Population: 2,700 (2011 SIL).
Location:: Sandaun province: Vanimo district; 5 villages.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Skou, Skou-Serra-Lagoon, Nuclear Skou, Eastern Skou
Dialects: 5 dialects (Lahe-Deklin and Si 2014).
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Lahe-Deklin and Si 2014). Also use English [eng], especially young people (Lahe-Deklin and Si 2014). Also use Indonesian [ind] (Lahe-Deklin and Si 2014). Used as L2 by Wutung [wut].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Dumo
Writing: Latin script [Latn], limited usage.
Other Comments: Many highly educated.

Location: Sandaun province: Vanimo district; 5 villages.