Kobon

Demographics: 10,000 (2007 SIL), increasing. 4,000 monolinguals.

Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi], especially youth. Used as L2 by Haruai [tmd].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 20%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%–25%. Interest in L1 literacy increasing. Local school staff are regularly producing new material for use in the schools. Taught in primary schools. Grammar. NT: 2005–2008.

Typology: SOV.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea