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Kilivila

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: kij

Population	20,000 (2000 D. Tryon). 60% monolingual.
Region	Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 787
Alternate names	Kiriwina
Dialects	Kitava, Vakuta, Sinaketa. Various dialects. Lexical similarity: 68% with Muyuw [myw]. Kitava Island has 80% lexical similarity.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Peripheral, Kilivila-Louisiades, Kilivila
Language use	Also use Dobu [dob].
Language development	Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1985.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Many schools. Agriculturalists: yams, sweet potato, taro, cassava, greens, coconuts. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Kiriwina Organised Phonology Data.  

LAWTON, Ralph; SENFT, G., authors. n.d.. Kiriwina Kavataqria Organised Phonology Data.  

LITHGOW, David, author. 1988. Review of: Kilivila, the language of the Trobriand Islanders, by Günter Senft.

NOEL, John C., author. 1975. Comparison of some idioms in Kiriwina and English.

SENFT, Gunter, author. 1993. "These ‘Procrustean’ feelings... . Some of my problems in describing Kilivila."