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Ankave

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: aak

Population	1,600 (1987 SIL).
Region	Gulf Province, Kerema District, valleys of Mbwei and Swanson rivers.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 15, reference number 705
Alternate names	Angave
Dialects	Sawuve, Wiyagwa, Wunavai, Miyatnu, Ankai, Bu’u.
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Angan, Nuclear Angan
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. NT: 1991.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Speece, Richard F. 1987. "How shall we write what was left when the labialized post velar lost its velar?."  

Speece, Richard F. 1988. "Phonological processes affecting segments in Angave."

Speece, Richard F. 1988. "Rhetorical questions in Angave."

Speece, Richard F. 1989. "Redundant clauses in Angave narratives."

Speece, Richard F. 1992. "You mean to say that literacy workers need to know something about translation?."

Speece, Richard, compiler. Available: 2006-; Created: 2006-11-28. Angave dictionary.  

Speece, Rick and Marilyn Speece. 1992. "When a phonemic orthography doesn’t work."

Vernacular Publications

Aga pɨ́né ɨ́á oroaneyɨ 1-7. 1992.

Iwamɨ́ó bɨkwɨ́ 1-6. 1991.