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Kosena

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: kze

Population	2,000 (1987 SIL).
Region	Eastern Highlands Province, Kainantu and Okapa districts.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 456
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Kainantu, Gadsup-Auyana-Awa
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. NT: 1980.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

EDMISTON, Patrick, author. 1982. "Kosena paragraph structure."

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

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

MARKS, Doreen, author. 1970. Kosena sentence, paragraph and discourse.

MARKS, Doreen, author. 2007. Kosena body parts/Kosena relationship terms.  

MARKS, Doreen, author. 2007. Kosena final verb paradigms.  

MARKS, Doreen, author. Available: 2007; Created: 1974-11. Kosena grammar.  

MARKS, Doreen, compiler. Available: 2008; Created: 1969-1975. Kosena English dictionary.  

Vernacular Publications

ááéraan-kwaaiti kwaasái. 1972.

Aávalikavaken-kwamba poima. 1969.

amápa-tantaako áúgwáái-gwandaaima. 1973.

enááivinken-aaimba kwáyái. 1974.

Kosena - Pidgin - English. 1969.

Kóséna. 1972.

Kóséna-igona kwaasáigwaraʼa áúváíma. 1972.

maníkóna kwaasái áúgwáái-gwandaaima. 1973.

naaóʼ-naaoke-kwaasi naambá kwéo-kwaasai sénáe. 1969.

naaóʼ-naaoken-kwaasiti kwaasái. 1973.

numaóna áúgwáí-gwandaai. 1972.

táámpai-auvaima. 1969.

The story of transport. 1969.