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Kaninuwa language

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Native to
  
Native speakers
  
360 (2001)

Glottolog
  
kani1281

ISO 639-3
  
wat

Language family
  
AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianOceanicWesternPapuan TipKilivila – Nuclear Papuan TipAre–TaupotaAreKaninuwa

Kaninuwa, or Wataluma, is a major Oceanic language of Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea.

Alphabet

Kaninuwa language has 18 letters (Aa, Bb, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Ḡḡ, Ii, Kk, Mm, Nn, Oo, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Yy) and 2 diphthongs (bw and fw).

References

Kaninuwa language Wikipedia


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