Also Known As:
Kaliai-Kove, "Kombe"
Dialects & Varieties
- East Kove
- Central Kove ("standard")
- West Kove
- Kove on Tamunia & Arumigi Islands
Recent Resources
参考消息
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Threatened
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Fewer than 9,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
2
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
-1
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Grammar of Kove: An Austronesian Language of the West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
Bibliography of Locations:
Grammar of Kove: An Austronesian Language of the West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
Bibliography of Context:
Grammar of Kove: An Austronesian Language of the West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea