Iatmul

IAN

developing

Alternate Names: Big Sepik, Gepma Kwudi, Gepma Kwundi, Ngepma Kwundi

Dialects: Nyaura, Palimbei.

Genealogy:

Sepik
Ndu

Demographics: 8,440 (2003 SIL).

Language Use: Used as L2 by Sengo [spk].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1975.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea