Kombio | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: xbi
Alternate Names: Endangen, Indiang
Autonym: Akwun
Population: 2,970 (2003 SIL), decreasing. Small groups in West New Britain, Vanimo and Lae areas; a few elsewhere. About 2,400 live in Kombio area. Very few monolinguals.
Location:: East Sepik province: Dreikikir district, Torricelli mountains. 31 villages.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Torricelli, Kombio-Arapesh, Kombio
Dialects: North Kombio (Mwi), West-Central Kombio (Wampukuamp), South Kombio (Yanimoi), East Kombio (Wampurun). Mwi dialect is more distinct from the others and users have some difficulty in comprehension between dialects. 7–8 central villages each have unique idiolect versions.
Typology: SVO.
Language Use: Much mixing with L1. Kombio used by adults, but only used occasionally by those under 18. Adults only. All shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 25%–35%. Literature. Bible portions: 1999–2001.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kombio
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: East Sepik province: Dreikikir district, Torricelli mountains. 31 villages.