Also Known As:
Koita
Dialects & Varieties
- West Koita
- East Koita
Australasia and the Pacific
Stephen Wurm. 2007. "Australasia and the Pacific." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. 425-577. Routledge.
Threatened
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Speakers
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Elders
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
It is under pressure from the Motu language of Port Moresby, from Hiri Motu (the southern lingua franca of Papua New Guinea), Tok Pisin, and English. There is considerable bilingualism in one of these languages, and also multilingualism.
Location and Context
Countries
Papua New Guinea
Location Description
Central Province, around and west of Port Moresby, and inland as far as the Goldie and Brown rivers.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Motu, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin, English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Comments on writing systems:
No literacy
Recent Resources
Message informatif
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