Ethnologue

Kilivila

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Kiriwina

Population

20,000 (2000 D. Tryon). 12,000 monolinguals.

Location

Milne Bay province: Trobriand Islands.

Language Maps

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Kitava, Vakuta, Sinaketa. Lexical similarity: 68% with Muyuw [myw].

Language Use

Also use Dobu [dob]. Used as L2 by Gumawana [gvs], Muyuw [myw].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2011.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Many schools. Christian, traditional religion.