Pondi language

Pondi, also known as Langam, is a Keram language spoken in Langam village (4.30109°S 143.883676°E / -4.30109; 143.883676 (Langam)) of Keram Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. The majority of Pondi speakers are ethnic-Pondis. Due to the small community in which Pondi is spoken, the language has no known dialect. The most notable language variation in Pondi is based on age as the older generations are more fluent. It is related both Ulwa and Mwaki. Pondi is endangered because of the growing use and popularity of the Tok Pisin language, which is used more by the younger generations of speakers. The language is predicted to not be spoken in the next one hundred years. The lexicon of the Pondi language has many words that they acquired from other languages, however, it is nearly impossible to know the origins of these words.

Langam
Pondi
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionEast Sepik Province
Native speakers
420 (2003)
Language codes
ISO 639-3lnm
Glottologlang1328
ELPLangam
Langam
Coordinates: 4.30109°S 143.883676°E / -4.30109; 143.883676 (Langam)
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