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Kanite

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: kmu

Population	8,000 (1991 SIL).
Region	Eastern Highlands Province, Okapa District.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 457
Dialects	Similar to Keyagana [kyg], Inoke-Yate [ino].
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Gorokan, Kamano-Yagaria
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1980–2002.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GIBSON, Gwen; HARRIS, Joy J.; MCCARTHY, Joy, authors. Available: 2008; Created: 1970. Kanite sentence, paragraph, and discourse types.  

GIBSON, Gwen; MCCARTHY, Joy, authors. 1992. Kanite Organised Phonology Data.  

GIBSON, Gwen; MCCARTHY, Joy, authors. Available: 2008; Created: 1967-2002. Kanite grammar sketch.  

GIBSON, Gwen; MCCARTHY, Joy, compilers. 2003. Kanite and Inoke to English dictionary and English to Kanite and Inoke dictionary.

HARRIS, Stephen G., author. 1971. "A local government council sponsored vernacular literacy programme."

HARRIS, Stephen G., author. 1973. "From Kanite to English: a transfer project in Papua New Guinea."

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

LYNIP, Karen G.; LYNIP, Stephen A., authors. 1989. "Inoke literacy, community development and health training evaluation report."

MCCARTHY, Joy, author. 1965. "Clause chaining in Kanite."

MCCARTHY, Joy, author. 1989. "The evolution of a literacy program."

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

Vernacular Publications

[preprimer]. 1965.

Afuyakamo yoʼkalo kie: Kanite autaʼma 6. 1966.

Avo kao. 1981.

Iʼkalisi kie 1. 1970.

Inoke-Yate avona 4. 1984.

Kalemo kaiyeʼkia akelama huʼka hapalio. 1970.

Kanite autaʼma 1. 1963.

Kanite autaʼma 2. 1963.

Kanite autaʼma 3, 4. 1964.

Kanite autaʼma 5. 1965.

Kanite primer 1. n.d.

Kanite vayaʼmoʼa nehaya kavaʼmo kaiyeʼke. 1974.

Kanite yoʼkaro kayiʼkia. n.d.

Kosiʼmoʼa kame vayatiʼa. 1964.

Malalia kalia. 1973.

Muʼkiʼa mopayaka. 1973.

Nama, yaka, afumo yoʼkalo kie: Kanite avona 6. 1981.

Napa kie haviho. 1970.

Pisini ke afeo. 1972.

Pisini kie havio. 1971.

Tola seni: English kie naki huno nehie. n.d.

Venelio kalimoʼa. 1972.