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Gadsup

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3gaj

Population  22,100 (2000 census).
Region  Eastern Highlands Province, Kainantu District.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 467
Dialects  Oyana (Oiyana), Gadsup. Related to Ontenu [ont].
Classification  Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Kainantu, Gadsup-Auyana-Awa
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. NT: 1981.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Whistle speech reported. SOV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Gadsup-Akuna Organised Phonology Data.  Available online

Anonymous. n.d.. Gadsup-Ontena Organised Phonology Data.  Available online

CAHILL, Michael, author. 2011. "Tonal Diversity in Languages of Papua New Guinea."  Available online

CHENOWETH, Vida, author. 1966. "Song structure of a New Guinea Highlands tribe."

FRANTZ, Chester I., author. 1962. "Grammatical categories as indicated by Gadsup noun affixes."

FRANTZ, Chester I., author. 1976. Gadsup sentence structure.  Available online

FRANTZ, Chester I., author. 2007. Gadsup nominal phrases and included clause constructions.  Available online

FRANTZ, Chester I., author. Available: 2006; Created: 1974-03-20. Gadsup nominal phrases.  Available online

FRANTZ, Chester I.; FRANTZ, Marjorie, authors. 1966. "Gadsup phoneme and toneme units."

FRANTZ, Chester I.; FRANTZ, Marjorie, compilers. Available: 2006; Created: 1962-06-19. Gadsup dictionary.  Available online

FRANTZ, Chester I.; FRANTZ, Marjorie; SHORT, Tom, authors. 1980. Gadsup (Eastern Highlands Province).

FRANTZ, Chester I.; MCKAUGHAN, Howard P., authors. 1964. "Gadsup independent verb affixes."  Available online

IYAMA, Mara, author. 2005. "Oral literacies - choice in cultural destiny (a response to Michael A. Mel, "The need for strong and balanced communities through education …"."  Available online

MCELHANON, Kenneth A., editor. 1974. Legends from Papua New Guinea.

MCKAUGHAN, Howard P., author. 1974. "Gadsup."

MCKAUGHAN, Howard P., compiler. 1973. "Gadsup texts."

MCKAUGHAN, Howard P., editor. 1973. The languages of the Eastern family of the East New Guinea Highlands stock.

PENCE, Alan R., editor. 1964. Verb studies in five New Guinea languages.  Available online

Vernacular Publications

Ama̱na̱ni wa̱yani. 1966.

Ayuka̱mi 1-3. 1963.

Daumwona̱ni wa̱yani. 1966.

Dodana̱ma̱ʼ tentina̱ma̱ʼ. 1966.

Kanda̱c ma̱nawá̱c wá̱yátá̱cpá̱ctén á̱pá̱da̱ntâm wucku. 1976.

Kuka̱dǎ̱ni 1 (teacher’s guide). 1984.

Kuka̱dǎ̱ni 1. 1984.

Kuka̱dǎ̱ni 3, 4 (teacher’s guide). 1985.

Kuka̱dǎ̱ni 3, 4. 1985.

Ma̱na̱ wá̱yáyânda̱. 1963.

Nunucyîc ânda̱. 1976.

Ta̱pudǎucyîc ânda̱. 1976.

Wádiyúʼi ikenyîʼ namukoî. 1966.

Wa̱nka̱da̱na̱ni wa̱yani. 1966.

Wayâ wuʼku. 1970.

Yándá̱ wóno. 1970.

Yándako. 1974.

Yándáno 1-4. 1966.

Yándáno 4. 1967.

Yema̱n yándánu. 1963.