Goodenough, West

DDI

vigorous

Alternate Names: Diodio

Dialects: Awale, Central Diodio, Giwau, Iauiaula, Miyalabi, Molata, Utalo. Lexical similarity: 66% with Bwaidoka , (most similar).

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
Papuan Tip
Nuclear
North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux
Bwaidoga

Demographics: 2,180 (2000). 440 monolinguals.

Language Use: All domains. Also use Bwaidoka [bwd].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: High.

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea