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Terei

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: buo

Population	26,500 (2003 SIL).
Region	Southern Bougainville Province, Buin District.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 13, reference number 632
Alternate names	Buin, Rugara, Telei
Dialects	Most similar to Uisai [uis].
Classification	South Bougainville, Buin
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Bible portions: 1973–1978.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GRIFFIN, Margie, author. 1970. "Buin directionals."

GRIFFIN, Margie, author. 1970. Buin discourse and paragraphs.

GRIFFIN, Margie, author. 1975. "Orthography problems in the Buin language, and how vernacular speakers helped solve them."

GRIFFIN, Margie, author. 1996. Buin Organised Phonology Data.  

LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 1972. Hierarchy and universality of discourse constituents in New Guinea languages: Discussion.

Vernacular Publications

E sitoli noke te Buinilainke. 1971.

Ia sitoli ikonke bilibili, siibi, kaara, balutu. 1971.

Rora ito tenti. 1965.

Ta tataru Buiniŋke kaikai komparei (Alphabet suggested by a group of Buin teachers and others at the Buin Alphabet Seminar, January 1975). 1975.

Te loikene Papua Niuginilai. 1971.

Teachers’ book; VTPS year 2, elementary year 1. 1999.

Teachers’ book; VTPS year one elementary prep Buin/Terei; Language lessons, reading readiness. 1999.