Nehan

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
nsn
Alternate Names
Nihan, Nissan
Population

6,500 (2003 SIL), increasing.

Location

Bougainville Province, Nissan island.

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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, Nehan-North Bougainville, Nehan
Dialects

Nehan, Pinipel (Pinipin). Not closely related to other languages.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 25%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Radio programs. TV. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nehan
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Little acculturation. Christian.