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Bine

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: bon

Population	2,000 (1987 SIL).
Region	Western Province, Daru District, south of Fly River.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 14, reference number 650
Alternate names	Oriomo, Pine
Dialects	Kunini, Boze-Giringarede, Sogal, Masingle, Tate, Irupi-Drageli, Sebe.
Classification	Eastern Trans-Fly
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1993.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Fishermen; swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. Available: 2011; Created: 1992. Organised Phonology Data: Bine Language [orm].  

FLEISCHMANN, Lillian, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1981. Bine papers on grammar.  

FLEISCHMANN, Lillian; TURPEINEN, Sinikka, authors. 1977. Bine phonemes.  

SAARI, Sinnikka, compiler. 1992. Bine Organised Phonology Data.