Kaiep

KBW

threatened

Alternate Names: Samap

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
North New Guinea
Schouten
Kairiru-Manam
Kairiru

Demographics: 200 (Wurm 2007). Ethnic population: 430.

Language Use: Potentially endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Also use Manam [mva].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%.

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea