Saposa

SPS

developing

Dialects: Saposa (Fa Saposa), Taiof.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
Meso Melanesian
New Ireland
South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic
Nehan-North Bougainville
Saposa-Tinputz

Demographics: 1,400 (1998 SIL).

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. NT: 2001.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea