Also Known As:
Gahuku, Gafuku, Gahuku-Gama, Zo'maga
Dialects & Varieties
Dictionaries of Alekano - English and English - Alekano Compiled by Wanimapi
Ellis W. Deibler. 2008. "Dictionaries of Alekano - English and English - Alekano Compiled By Wanimapi." Summer Institute of Linguistics. Online: http://www-01.sil.org/pacific/png/abstract.asp?id=51218.
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~40,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Comments on speakers
"Tok Pisin is used by almost everyone as a means of communication."
Location and Context
Countries
Papua New Guinea;
Location Description
"Surrounding, but mostly to the north and northwest of, the town of Goroka in
the Eastern Highlands Province... There are some fifty villages within the Alekano area."
Government Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Tok Pisin
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Almost all
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin script
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Recent Resources
The primary language spoken in this video is Alekano (gah).
This video was taken during the part of