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Siane

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: snp

Population	29,000 (2000 census).
Region	Eastern Highlands Province, Watabung and Unggai census divisions (16,000), Goroka District. Simbu Province, Nambaiyufa Census Division (11,000).
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 435
Alternate names	Siani
Dialects	Kolepa, Yamofowe, Komongu, Komoigaleka, Kemanimowe, Ona, Keto, Laiya, Fowe, Olumba, Lambau, Alango, Yandime, Wando. Separate literature in Komongu and Lambau dialects.
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Gorokan, Siane
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1991–1996.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Agriculturalists; some cash crops: coffee, vegetables.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Siane Organised Phonology Data.  

CAHILL, Michael, author. 2011. "Tonal Diversity in Languages of Papua New Guinea."  

JAMES, Dorothy J., author. 1966. A phonological cycle in Siane.

JAMES, Dorothy J., author. 1969. "Toward an ethnic hymnody."

JAMES, Dorothy J., author. 1970. "Embedding and coordinating transforms in Siane."

JAMES, Dorothy J., author. 1983. "Verb serialization in Siane."

JAMES, Dorothy J., author. 1994. "Word tone in a Papuan language: An autosegmental solution."

JAMES, Dorothy J.; LUCHT, Ramona, authors. 1962. "Phonemes of Siane."

JAMES, Dorothy J.; POTTS, Denise, authors. 1980. Siane (Eastern Highlands Province).

JAMES, Dorothy J.; POTTS, Denise, authors. 1988. "Split ergativity in Siane: a study in markedness."

LUCHT, Ramona, author. 1978. Siane tone orthography.

POTTS, Denise, author. 1999. "Do you see what I see?."

Vernacular Publications

Adeiná áutemota mónani. 1973.

Afílíká ébá kófúkú kêfá kánina. 1977.

Ka máléká kenúmó búku. 1979.

Komogu 1-5. 1964.

Lúfúwá kātēnúmó búkū 1. 1979.

Lúfúwá kēnúmó búkū 1-4. 1973.

Lúfúwá kēnúmó búkū. 1975.

Lúfúwá kēnúmó kómū búkū. 1973.

Lufuwa wanubo buku 1-4. 1996.

Námo kúlíné kéma nê? Nétá-mátá mónánina nê. 1975.

Olaman!! Tokples bilong mi i swit moa!. 1993.

Onesa fe minonibo monate ka. 1988.

Onesa wenina monate ka. 1988.

Pápúa Nú Gíní wénéná mónani ka. 1979.

Siyane A B C buku. 1981.

Wénéná máléká númúní. 1977.

Yákêfá kánina. 1978.

Yesu ebalalo yà yàfokula wêe. 1968.