Iduna
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A language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Vivigana, Vivigani
Population
6,000 (1984 SIL).
Location
Milne Bay province: Esa’ala district, north coast, Goodenough island.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Dialects
Waibula, Ufaufa, Idakamenai, Belebele, Kalauna, Goiala, Ufufu, Central Vivigani. Lexical similarity: 72% with Bwaidoka [bwd] (most similar).
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Grammar. NT: 1983–2003.
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Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Three-quarters of the children are in school.