Kaninuwa language
Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Kaninuwa | |
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Wataluma | |
Kaokao | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Goodenough Island |
Native speakers | 360 (2001)[1] |
Language family | Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | wat |
Glottolog | kani1281 |
ELP | Kaninuwa |
Kaninuwa, or Wataluma, is a major Oceanic language of Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea.
Alphabet
Kaninuwa has 23 letters (A/a, B/b, Bw/bw, D/d, E/e, F/f, Fw/fw, G/g, Gw/gw, Ḡ/ḡ, I/i, K/k, Kw/kw, M/m, Mw/mw, N/n, O/o, S/s, T/t, U/u, V/v, W/w, Y/y).
References
- ^ Kaninuwa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
External links
- Alphabet and pronunciation
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