Telefol

TLF

developing

Alternate Names: Teleefool, Telefolmin, Telefomin

Dialects: Feramin, Telefol.

Genealogy:

Trans-New Guinea
Ok-Awyu
Ok
Mountain

Demographics: 5,400 (1994 SIL).

Language Use: Used as L2 by Ninggerum [nxr], Suarmin [seo], Tifal [tif].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1988.

Typology: SOV; whistle speech reported.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea