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Ghayavi

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: bmk

Population  2,810 (2000).
Region  Milne Bay Province, Alotau District, Weraura Local Government Area, north coast Goodenough Bay, Uga west to Wadobuna east, including Rabaraba.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 802
Alternate names   Boanai, Boanaki, Boianaki, Boinaki, Galavi
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 76% with Gapapaiwa [pwg] (most similar), 46% with Wedau [wed].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Are-Taupota, Are
Language use  Also use Wedau, Gapapaiwa, or English.
Language development  Most are literate. Adequate schools in the area, but Ghayavi does not seem to be used for instruction.
Comments  The alternate names given are in reports written by outsiders.

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Academic Publications

MCGUCKIN, Catherine, author; HENDERSON, Anne, compiler. Available: 2012; Created: 2001. Ghayavi Organised Phonology Data (OPD).  Available online