Dedua

DED

educational

Dialects: Dzeigoc, Fanic.

Genealogy:

Trans-New Guinea
Finisterre-Huon
Huon
Eastern

Demographics: 6,500 (2000 census), increasing. No monolinguals above age 20. Ethnic population: 8,910.

Language Use: All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. 2 villages use Kâte [kmg] as L1. All over 20 years old use some Tok Pisin [tpi]. Also use Migabac [mpp], Ono [ons].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 85%. Literacy rate in L2: 80%. Prep schools in 4 villages. Taught in primary schools. Poetry. NT: 2006.

Typology: SOV.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea