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Alekano

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: gah

Population	25,000 (1999 SIL).
Region	Eastern Highlands Province, Goroka District, Goroka town area.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 446
Alternate names	Gafuku, Gahuku, Gahuku-Gama
Dialects	Similar to Tokano [zuh], Dano [aso], Yaweyuha [yby], Siane [snp], Benabena [bef].
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Gorokan, Gahuku-Benabena
Language use	Mainly adults. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi], Alekano [gah], or English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar. NT: 1973–1986.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

DEIBLER, Ellis W. Jr., author. Available: 1970; Created: 1959-1970. Aspects of discourse structure in Gahuku.

DEIBLER, Ellis W., author. 1964. "The application of matrix to the Gahuku verbs."

DEIBLER, Ellis W., author. 1971. "Uses of the verb ‘to say’ in Gahuku."  

DEIBLER, Ellis W., author. 1973. Gahuku verb structure.

DEIBLER, Ellis W., author. 1976. Semantic relationships of Gahuku verbs.  

DEIBLER, Ellis W., author. 1987. "The function of glottal stop in Gahuku."  

DEIBLER, Ellis W., author. 2000. How to speak Alekano.

DEIBLER, Ellis W., author. Available: 2008; Created: 1976. A Gahuku-Yaweyuha comparative grammar.  

DEIBLER, Ellis W., compiler. 2008. Dictionaries of Alekano - English and English - Alekano.  

DEIBLER, Ellis, author. 1992. Alekano Organised Phonology Data.  

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

YOUNG, Rosemary, author. 1962. "The phonemes of Kanite, Kamano, Benabena, and Gahuku."

Vernacular Publications

Aleqvoleq oko minoakaq. 1963.

Gahanamamuq gitene gakoq. 1974.

Gahuku primer 1. 1963.

Gahuku primer 2. 1963.

Gahuku primer 3, 4. 1963.

Gahuku reader 1. 1963.

Gahuku reader 2. 1963.

Gahuku writing book 1. 1965.

Gamani itoq intapentens. 1972.

Gona molokakaq puku. 1971.

Ingilisi gakoq gelekakaq puku : Hap tok bilong Gahuku, na Pisin na Inglis = Phrases in Gahuku, Melanesian Pidgin and English. 1971.

Leliq Papuaq Niugini kamani. 1972.

Liqmusiqmini gakoq. 1971.

Matiaq gamani hozamuq gakoq limoq. 1972.

Nama gakoq gelekakaq puku : Hap tok bilong Gahuku na Pisin =Phrases in Gahuku and Melanesian Pidgin. 1971.

Nampa puku. 1972.

Pitaq goniguq iza makoq meina hizimaq. 1971.

Tolaki senigi. 1965.