Iduna
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 6,000 (1984 SIL). |
| Region | Milne Bay Province, north coast, Goodenough Island, Esa’ala District. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 782 |
| Alternate names | Vivigana, Vivigani |
| Dialects | Waibula, Ufaufa, Idakamenai, Belebele, Kalauna, Goiala, Ufufu, Central Vivigani. Lexical similarity: 72% with Bwaidoka [bwd] (most similar). |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Bwaidoga |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Grammar. NT: 1983–2003. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | 3/4 of the children are in school. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Anonymous. 2011. Iduna Organised Phonology Data.
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HEALEY, Alan, editor. 1974. Three studies in languages of eastern Papua.
HUCKETT, Joyce, author. 1974. "Iduna (Vivigana)."
HUCKETT, Joyce, author. 1974. Notes on Iduna grammar.
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HUCKETT, Joyce, author. 1976. Iduna sentence structure.
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HUCKETT, Joyce, author. 2008. Dialects of the Iduna language.
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HUCKETT, Joyce, author. 2008. Vivigana language lessons.
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HUCKETT, Joyce, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1978. Iduna paragraph and discourse structure.
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HUCKETT, Joyce; LUCHT, Ramona, compilers; AWADOUDO, Adiloʼa, editor. Available: 2009; Created: 1992. Iduna - English, English - Iduna dictionary.
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HUCKETT, Joyce; SAMPSON, Nancy, authors. Available: 2008; Created: 1965-10. Vivigana phonemes.
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KASSELL, Alison; LAMBRECHT, Philip, authors. 2012. "A Sociolinguistic Profile of the West and North Goodenough Groups."
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MCELHANON, Kenneth A., editor. 1974. Legends from Papua New Guinea.
Vernacular Publications
Abakihawahawa buki anavefowa 4. 1974.
Abakihawahawa buki anavelu 2. 1974.
Abakihawahawa buki anaveto 3. 1974.
Abakihawahawa buki nagona 1. 1973.

