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Iduna

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: viv

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

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

Huckett, Joyce and Ramona Lucht, compilers;Adiloʼa Awadoudo, editor. Available: 2009; Created: 1992. Iduna - English, English - Iduna dictionary.  

Huckett, Joyce. 1974. "Iduna (Vivigana)."

Huckett, Joyce. 1974. "Notes on Iduna grammar."  

Huckett, Joyce. 1976. "Iduna sentence structure."  

Huckett, Joyce. Available: 2008; Created: 1978. Iduna paragraph and discourse structure.  

Huckett, Joyce. Available: 2008; Created: n.d.. Dialects of the Iduna language.  

Huckett, Joyce. Available: 2008; Created: n.d.. Vivigana language lessons.  

McElhanon, Kenneth A., editor. 1974. Legends from Papua New Guinea.

Sampson, Nancy and Joyce Huckett. Available: 2008; Created: 1965-10. Vivigana phonemes.  

Vernacular Publications

Abakihawahawa buki anavefowa 4. 1974.

Abakihawahawa buki anavelu 2. 1974.

Abakihawahawa buki anaveto 3. 1974.

Abakihawahawa buki nagona 1. 1973.

Dewa kahihina. 1976.

Hida nainaiya. 1976.

Iduna toʼetoladi yadi kahihi. [1975].

Laugiyo kahihina. 1975.

Manuga kahihidi. 1976.

Wonu kahihidi. 1974.

Yoʼo tulina tulina yadi manuwa. 1967.