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Kwanga

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: kwj

Population	10,000 (2001 SIL).
Region	East Sepik Province, Maprik District, beyond west boundary; Makru-Klaplei Division, Nuku District; Saundaun Province, east of Mehek. 40 villages.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 3, reference number 138
Alternate names	Gawanga, Kawanga
Dialects	Apos, Bongos (Bongomamsi, Bongomaise, Nambi), Tau (Kubiwat), Wasambu, Yubanakor (Daina). 2 main dialects, 5 subdialects.
Classification	Sepik, Nukuma
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1991.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	OSV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MANABE, Takashi, author. 1981. "A study of illocutionary force expressed through verbal suffixes and modal particles in Kwanga."

MANABE, Takashi, author. 1988. "Mami reveals dynamic Kwanga social structure."

MANABE, Takashi, compiler. 1992. Kwanga Organised Phonology Data.  

STRINGER, Mary D., author. 1993. "Community involvement in multi-strategy literacy."

Vernacular Publications

Ele Kina Kina Mwa'ambwe Hi. 1986.