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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Pacific > Papua New Guinea > Iduna

Iduna

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3viv

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.  Available online

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.  Available online

HUCKETT, Joyce, author. 1976. Iduna sentence structure.  Available online

HUCKETT, Joyce, author. 2008. Dialects of the Iduna language.  Available online

HUCKETT, Joyce, author. 2008. Vivigana language lessons.  Available online

HUCKETT, Joyce, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1978. Iduna paragraph and discourse structure.  Available online

HUCKETT, Joyce; LUCHT, Ramona, compilers; AWADOUDO, Adiloʼa, editor. Available: 2009; Created: 1992. Iduna - English, English - Iduna dictionary.  Available online

HUCKETT, Joyce; SAMPSON, Nancy, authors. Available: 2008; Created: 1965-10. Vivigana phonemes.  Available online

KASSELL, Alison; LAMBRECHT, Philip, authors. 2012. "A Sociolinguistic Profile of the West and North Goodenough Groups."  Available online

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.

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.