Sonia

SIQ

moribund

Genealogy:

Trans-New Guinea
Bosavi

Demographics: 400 (1993 SIL), decreasing.

Language Use: Fully bilingual in Kaluli [bco] In 1993, it was difficult to find speakers able to give Sonia (not Kaluli) words for a word list.

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. In 1993 children went to school in Kaluli areas.

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea