Bannoni

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
bcm
Alternate Names
Banoni, Tsunari
Population

1,000 (1977 P. Lincoln).

Location

Bougainville Province, southwest Bougainville, Empress Augusta Bay coast, between Aruma and Puriata rivers.

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Language Status

5 (Developing). Statutory language of provincial identity in Bougainville Autonomous Region (2007, Education Plan, Section 1.1.3), not yet implemented (2012).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Piva-Banoni
Language Development
Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bannoni