Iduna

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
viv
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).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Bwaidoga
Dialects

Belebele, Central Vivigani, Goiala, Idakamenai, Kalauna, Ufaufa, Ufufu, Waibula. Lexical similarity: 72% with Bwaidoka [bwd] (most similar).

Language Use

Used as L2 by Kaninuwa [wat], Koluwawa [klx].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Grammar. NT: 1983–2003.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Iduna
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Three-quarters of the children are in school.