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Bwanabwana

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: tte

Population	2,400 (2007 SIL), increasing. 30% monolingual.
Region	Milne Bay Province, Bwanabwana District, Engineer Islands, Laseinie Islands, Ware Island, Kitai Island; some villages in Basilaki Island southeast regions.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 815
Alternate names	Tubetube
Dialects	Wale (Wari, Ware), Kwalaiwa. Lexical similarity: 52% with Duau [dva] (most similar).
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, Suauic
Language use	Important language at center of trade route. Positive attitude. Some also use Dobu [dob], Suau [swp], Tawala [tbo], Duau, or Misima-Paneati [mpx].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 50%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Taught in primary schools. NT: 2004.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Tubetube Organised Phonology Data.  

CANAVAN, Alan, author. 1999. Linkage in Bwanabwana.  

EZARD, Bryan, author. 1977. Tubetube’s place among the Milne Bay Province languages: a synchronic study.

HEALEY, Alan, editor. 1974. Three studies in languages of eastern Papua.

LITHGOW, David, author. 1987. "Language change and relationships in Tubetube and adjacent languages."

Vernacular Publications

Dulubi. 2006.

Edeedede ebweebweulili: Kaina Bwanabwana. 1991.

Kwalaiwa edeededeli: Kaina Bwanabwana. 1991.

Nuwana kowa kaukava?. 2006.

Sinagu yamulolo koina. 2006.

Tem saugana yalalaki 2. 2006.

Tubetube iye bukina (Tubetube fish book). 2006.  

Wale edeededeli: Kaina Bwanabwana. 1991.