Alternate Names: Aigon, Bao, Psohoh
Dialects: Aighon, Apsokok (Psohoh, Psokhok, Psokok, Sokhok), Bao (Do). In the Kaulong , (Pasismanua) dialect subgroup. Aighon considered a dialect of Kaulong , (Wurm and Hattori 1981). Lexical similarity: 83% with Aighon and Bao dialects.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,000 (2003 SIL), increasing. 100 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 2,500.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 35%.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Different from Bau , in Madang Province. Christian, traditional religion.