Also Known As:
Komutu
Dialects & Varieties
- Apalap
- Komutu
- Nukna
Nukna Grammar Sketch
Nukna Grammar Sketch
Vulnerable
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
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Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Tok Pisin is spoken by virtually all men, but there are many women, especially among the older generation, who do not speak or understand it. Young children do not know Tok Pisin until they begin attending school. All members of the younger generation who have attended school know Tok Pisin well."
Location and Context
Countries
Morobe province, Papua New Guinea
Location Description
"in the valleys of the Kerame, Sari, and lower Timbe rivers, in Kabwum District on the north side of the Saruwaged Mountains of northern Morobe Province"
Government Support
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Institutional Support
Literacy books, partial Bible
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Tok Pisin, English, Mato, Timbe, Pano, Kâte
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
"After a basic phonological analysis of the Nukna language was completed, a three-day alphabet design workshop was held in the Nukna village of Hamelengan. The workshop was well-attended and leaders from several villages were present.... The Nukna Alphabet Design Workshop Report (Taylor 2006) outlines the decisions made regarding the Nukna orthography. Current use of the Nukna language in writing is low. Reading and writing in Nukna is still a new concept for most Nukna speakers."
Recent Resources
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