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Kove
ISO 639-3: kvc
| Population |
6,750 (1994 SIL). |
| Region |
West New Britain Province, northwest coast. 24 villages, most on small coastal islands. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 12, reference number 563
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| Classification |
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Ngero, Bariai |
| Language development |
Grammar. |
| Comments |
Separate from Lusi [khl]. Many highly educated people. Swidden agriculturalists; fishermen. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
HAYWOOD, Graham; HAYWOOD, Irene, authors. 1980. "The languages and communities of north-western New Britain."