Panim Language

The roughly 400 people who speak the Panim [pnr] language, a Gum Croisilles language belonging to the Madang stock of the Trans-New Guinea phylum all live in a single village called Panim. The language has a rich and complex verb morphology of a type that one expects of a Trans-New Guinea language of the region. A preliminary assessment of the current status, vitality, and documentation level of Panim was carried out in July 2009 by the Enduring Voices team. Living Tongues Institute Fellow Don Daniels began the collection of materials for a Panim Talking Dictionary and Online Grammar during the summer of 2010. The main consultant in the project is Lihot Wagadu.

Kamba Wagi Ne Language

The variety of the Wagi [fad] language of Kamba village, Madang Province, PNG called Kamba Wagi Ne belongs to the Hanseman Croisilles family of the Madang stock (Trans-New Guinea Phylum). It is a cousin language to Panim. There are approximately 300-400 speakers of Kamba Wagi Ne, or roughly one tenth of the total speakers of this language. Kamba Wagi Ne is not frequently used in Kamba village, as most speakers now mainly use Tok Pisin in their daily interactions. Our primary consultants are Makani Devam and Avunam Kolav.

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