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Kamano Kafe

About Me and My Language

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Orthography   Morphology   Story/Song   Word List   Syntax    Language Use     Dictionary

In the last 2 generations, the original words of kamano have been fading away because of integration of words of similar meaning from tok pisin and english. The probability of extinction of the kamano language is high because kamano is a language passed down from one generation to another orally and in narratives without documentation. For that reason, I am documenting kamano which may be useful for future generations.

Your name (first, last)
Philip, Waisen
Contact Email pwaisen at hawaa dot edu
Preferred name(s) of your language Kamano Kafe
Alternative names Kamano
Language classification Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Gorokan, Kamano-Yagaria
Geographical areas where spoken Kainantu and Henganofi, Papua New Guinea
Approximate number of monolingual speakers 63,000
Other languages spoken in the area/country Agarabi, Gasup, Oyana and English
Official language(s) in your country Tok Pisin
Does your language have a widely accepted writing system?
No
If yes, what materials are written?

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Background of the Language

What other sources have said about your language

Source Reported number of speakers Vitality Assessment            
www.ethnologue.com 63,000 Developing (5, scale from 1-10)
www.unesco.org/culture/languages-atlas/en/atlasmap.com Not Listed
www.endangeredlanguages.com Not Listed
www.wikipedia.com 63,000 Not listed

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