Gadsup
A language of Papua New Guinea
| 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.
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Anonymous. n.d.. Gadsup-Ontena Organised Phonology Data.
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CAHILL, Michael, author. 2011. "Tonal Diversity in Languages of Papua New Guinea."
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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.
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FRANTZ, Chester I., author. 2007. Gadsup nominal phrases and included clause constructions.
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FRANTZ, Chester I., author. Available: 2006; Created: 1974-03-20. Gadsup nominal phrases.
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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.
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FRANTZ, Chester I.; MCKAUGHAN, Howard P., authors. 1964. "Gadsup independent verb affixes."
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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 …"."
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MCELHANON, Kenneth A., editor. 1974. Legends from Papua New Guinea.
MCKAUGHAN, Howard P., author. 1974. "Gadsup."
MCKAUGHAN, Howard P., compiler. 1973. "Gadsup texts."
PENCE, Alan R., editor. 1964. Verb studies in five New Guinea languages.
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Vernacular Publications
Dodana̱ma̱ʼ tentina̱ma̱ʼ. 1966.
Kanda̱c ma̱nawá̱c wá̱yátá̱cpá̱ctén á̱pá̱da̱ntâm wucku. 1976.
Kuka̱dǎ̱ni 1 (teacher’s guide). 1984.
Kuka̱dǎ̱ni 3, 4 (teacher’s guide). 1985.
Wádiyúʼi ikenyîʼ namukoî. 1966.

