Also Known As:
Pam-Baluan
Dialects & Varieties
- Baluan
- Pam
- Lou
Language Contexts: Paluai, also known as Pam-Baluan (Papua New Guinea)
Language Contexts: Paluai, also known as Pam-Baluan (Papua New Guinea)
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,000-3,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 1
Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Speakers
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Comments on speakers
Education is carried out in Tok Pisin through Grade 2, then in English thereafter. Christian activities are carried out in Tok Pisin and sometimes Paluai. Traditional knowledge such as particular chants and kinship connections are beginning to be lost as elders pass on without imparting full knowledge to younger speakers.
Location and Context
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Speakers' Attitude
Children grow up with bilingual acquisition of Paluai and Tok Pisin; both children and adults codeswitch and borrow frequently.
Other Languages Used By The Community
Tok Pisin, English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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