Yil

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: yll
Population: 2,470 (2000 census).
Location:: Sandaun province: northwest of Au [avt] language area. 16 villages.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Torricelli, Wapei-Palei, Wapei
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 23% with Au [avt].
Language Use: Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Yil
Writing: Latin script [Latn], limited usage.

Location: Sandaun province: northwest of Au [avt] language area. 16 villages.