Yambes

YMB

shifting

Dialects: East Yambes, West Yambes. Language combines features and vocabulary of Kombio ,, Urat ,, and Wom ,; some understanding of all 3.

Genealogy:

Torricelli
Kombio-Arapesh
Kombio

Demographics: 1,080 (2003 SIL), decreasing. 0 monolinguals.

Language Use: Language loss concerns adults. Mainly older adults. 90% also use Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: Ethnic autonym: last Kombio.