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Kove

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3kvc

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
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."