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Sinaugoro

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: snc

Population	18,000 (2000 census).
Region	Central Province, Rigo District, south of Kwikila.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 16, reference number 754
Alternate names	Sinagoro
Dialects	Ikolu, Balawaia, Saroa, Babagarupu, Kwaibida, Taboro, Kwaibo, Alepa, Omene, Tubulamo, Ikega, Boku, Buaga, Wiga, Vora, Kubuli, Oruone. Boku dialect may be most central. Lexical similarity: 70%–75% with Kalo [khz] (most similar), 65%–70% with Hula [hul].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Peripheral, Central Papuan, Sinagoro-Keapara
Language use	Also use Motu [meu] or Hiri Motu [hmo].
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1995.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BALA, Alfred; TAUBERSCHMIDT, Gerhard, authors. 1992. "Transitivity and ergativity in Sinaugoro."

BUGENHAGEN, Robert D., author. 1993. "The semantics of irrealis in Austronesian languages of Papua New Guinea. A cross-linguistic study."

TAUBERSCHMIDT, Gerhard, author. 1999. A grammar of Sinaugoro: an Austronesian language of the Central Province of Papua New Guinea.

TAUBERSCHMIDT, Gerhard, compiler. 1992. Sinaugoro Organised Phonology Data.  

TAUBERSCHMIDT, Gerhard, compiler. 1995. Sinaugoro dictionary.

TAUBERSCHMIDT, Gerhard, compiler. Available: 2007; Created: 1987-1995. Sinaugoro dictionary.  

TAUBERSCHMIDT, Gerhard; TAUBERSCHMIDT, Hiltrud, authors. Available: 2009; Created: 1993. Sinaugoro orthography paper.  

TAUBERSCHMIDT, Gerhard; TAUBERSCHMIDT, Hiltrud, authors. Available: 2009; Created: 1994. Sinaugoro phonology.