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Kuanua

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: ksd

Population	61,000 (1991 SIL).
Region	East New Britain Province, Rabaul District, Gazelle Peninsula.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 12, reference number 578
Alternate names	Blanche Bay, Gunantuna, New Britain Language, Tinata Tuna, Tolai, Tuna
Dialects	Vunadidir, Rapitok, Raluana, Vanumami, Livuan, Matupit, Kokopo, Kabakada, Nodup, Kininanggunan, Rakunei, Rebar, Watom, Masawa.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Patpatar-Tolai
Language use	Trade language on New Britain and New Ireland. 20,000 L2 speakers (1985 UBS).
Language development	Bible: 1983.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Tolai’ is the name of the people.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Tolai Organised Phonology Data.  

BEAUMONT, Clive H.; FRANKLIN, Karl J.; KERR, Harland B., authors. 1974. Tolai language course.  

FRANKLIN, Karl J., author. 1975. Comments on Tolai language course: An historical note.  

FRANKLIN, Karl J.; KERR, Harland B., authors. 1962. Tolai language course.

FRANKLIN, Karl J.; KERR, Harland B., authors. 1968. Tolai language course.  

MOORE, Dean; MOORE, Dianne, authors. 1980. "The languages and communities of the Gazelle Peninsula."

Vernacular Publications

A lavur mangana beo. 1986.

A lavur mangana davai. 1986.

A lavur mangana pal. 1986.

A lavur mangana vavaguoi. 1986.

A luvur mangana nian. 1986.

A pakai dat. 1986.

A pir kai ra umana nat na bul. 1992.

A tabarikik tara pal. 1986.

A umana mapina davai. 1986.

A umana matanabuk ta ra tinata tuna ma a niluluk ma ra kinit. 1992.

A umana palaminainga. 1986.

A vanvaninara upi ra niluluk. 1992.

Avanvaninara upi ra niluluk: Alaptikai. 1985.

Avanvaninara upi ra niluluk: Aurua. 1985.

Avanvaninara upi ra niluluk: Tikai. 1985.

Health: Student’s book, designed for Tok Ples pre-schools in the Kuanua language. 1985.

Science: Student’s book, designed for Tok Ples pre-schools in the Kuanua language. 1985.