Yalaku

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: ylg
Alternate Names: Buiamanambu, Kaunga, Yelogu
Population: 900 (Aikhenvald 2018). No monolinguals (Aikhenvald 2018). Ethnic population: 900 (Aikhenvald 2018).
Location:: East Sepik province: Ambunti district, 3 villages.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Sepik, Ndu
Dialects: 3 mutually intelligible dialects, with 1 dialect spoken in each village (Aikhenvald 2018).
Language Use: Some who marry into the language area do not learn the language (Aikhenvald 2018). Used by all. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Aikhenvald 2018). Many also use Kwoma [kmo] (Aikhenvald 2018). Some also use Manambu [mle], especially young people (Aikhenvald 2018). Used as L2 by Kwoma [kmo].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Yalaku
Writing: Latin script [Latn], limited usage.
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: East Sepik province: Ambunti district, 3 villages.