Siwai

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
siw
Alternate Names
Motuna
Population

6,600. 600 in Baitsi.

Location

Bougainville Province, southeast.

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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
South Bougainville, Buin
Dialects

Baitsi (Sigisigero).

Language Development
NT: 1977.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Siwai
Writing
Latin script.