Saposa

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
sps
Population

1,400 (1998 SIL).

Location

Bougainville Province, Buka district, island chain south of Buka Island off northwest coast of Bougainville.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

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, Saposa-Tinputz
Dialects

Saposa (Fa Saposa), Taiof.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. NT: 2001.
Writing
Latin script.