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Ramoaaina

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: rai

Population	10,300 (2000 census), increasing.
Region	East New Britain Province, Kokopo District, Duke of York Islands.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 12, reference number 579
Alternate names	Duke of York, Ramuaina
Dialects	Makada, Molot (Main Island), Aalawa (Aalawaa, Alawa, Mioko, Ulu, South Islands). Makada dialect very different, possibly not intelligible to speakers of other dialects.
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	Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Older also use Kuanua [ksd] (Tolai); younger also use English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 70%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–90%. Most adults can read it, 10% can write it. Taught in primary schools. Videos. NT: 2007.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SVO. Fishermen; swidden agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Bolyanatz, Alexander H. 1996. Review of: Articulating change in the ‘last unknown’, by Frederick K. Errington and Deborah B. Gewertz.

Moore, Dean and Dianne Moore. 1980. "The languages and communities of the Gazelle Peninsula."

Moore, Dean and Dianne Moore. 1988. "Duke of York shell money: a mediator of relationships."

Vernacular Publications

A lalaaun anun kadaa. 2007.

A paampaam tagon kup a niluluk a buk 1-4. 1986.

Health: Student book designed for the Tok Ples school programme in the Ramoaaina language. 1986.

Pirpir kaapa u ra HIV ma AIDS. 2006.

Science: Student book designed for the Tok Ples school programme in the Ramoaaina language. 1986.