Buna

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Population

750 (2003 SIL).

Location

East Sepik Province, Angoram district.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Kasmin, Masan. Apparently 2 dialects: one in Kasmin, Boig, Waskurin, and Arapang villages and another in Masan, Mangan, and Garien villages.

Language Development

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

Language Resources