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Bunama

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: bdd

Population	4,000 (1993 SIL).
Region	Milne Bay Province, south Normanby Island, Esa’ala District.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 794
Alternate names	Kelelegeia
Dialects	Bunama, Barabara, Sawatupwa, Lomitawa, Sipupu, Weyoko, Meudana, Kerorogea, Kumalahu, Kasikasi, Sawabwala. Lexical similarity: 66% with Mwatebu [mwa], 75% with most Dobu [dob] dialects.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Dobu-Duau
Language use	Also use some Dobu.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 85%. Literacy rate in L2: 85%. NT: 1991.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Agriculturalists: yams. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

LITHGOW, Daphne, author. 1993. "Why NOT to use a workbook."

LITHGOW, Daphne, compiler. 2007. Bunama - English dictionary, English - Bunama dictionary.  

LITHGOW, David, author. 1992. Scripture promotion in Bunama.

LITHGOW, David, author. 1992. Bunama Organised Phonology Data.