Foau

FLH

threatened

Alternate Names: Abawiri, Doa

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 35%–49% with Diebroud ,.

Genealogy:

Lakes Plain
East

Demographics: 350 (2010 SIL), increasing.

Language Use: The people want to retain and strengthen their own identity. Home, community, most domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Some over age 35 understand Diebroud [tbp]. Also use Indonesian [ind] in school. Used as L2 by Abinomn [bsa], Airoran [air], Diebroud [tbp].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 20% in Indonesian [ind].

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Ethnic name is Fuau; Abawiri most accepted language name. Christian, traditional religion.