Kanasi

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Sona

Population

2,200 (1998 SIL).

Location

Milne Bay Province, Rabaraba district, from Mount Thomson, both sides main range river valleys.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 51% with Ginuman [gnm] (most similar).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1997.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.