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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Pacific > Papua New Guinea > Ankave

Ankave

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3aak

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, Marilyn; SPEECE, Richard F., authors. 1992. "When a phonemic orthography doesn’t work."

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

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

SPEECE, Richard F., author. 1988. Rhetorical questions in Angave.

SPEECE, Richard F., author. 1989. Redundant clauses in Angave narratives.

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

SPEECE, Richard F., compiler. 2006-. Angave dictionary.  Available online

SPEECE, Rick, author. 1992. Ankave Organised Phonology Data.  Available online

Vernacular Publications

Aga pɨ́né ɨ́á oroaneyɨ 1-7. 1992.

Iwamɨ́ó bɨkwɨ́ 1-6. 1991.