Kanasi
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A language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Sona
Population
2,200 (1998 SIL).
Location
Milne Bay province: Rabaraba district, from Mount Thomson, main range river valleys.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
None known. Lexical similarity: 51% with Ginuman [gnm] (most similar).
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1997.
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Writing
Latin script [Latn].