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Tinputz

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: tpz

Population	3,900 (1991 SIL).
Region	Bougainville Province, Teop-Tinputz District.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 13, reference number 614
Alternate names	Timputs, Vasui, Vasuii, Wasoi
Dialects	Vasui, Vavoehpoa’, Vaene’, Vado-Vaene’, Vapopeo’, Vapopeo’-Rausaura, Vado.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Nehan-North Bougainville, Saposa-Tinputz
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. At least 10 vernacular primary schools. NT: 2005.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Moderate acculturation. Self-name is ‘Vasuii’. SVO. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Tinputz Organised Phonology Data.  

HOSTETLER, Carolyn; HOSTETLER, Roman, authors. 1975. A tentative description of Tinputz phonology.  

LOVING, Richard, editor. 1975. Phonologies of five Austronesian languages.

Vernacular Publications

Epinan 8. 1986.

Taneo vavaasis puk 2. 2002.

Tangis vaado. 1986.

Tinputz ABC buk. 1981.

Vaado primer 1. 1986.