Native to Papua New Guinea Native speakers 360 (2001) Glottolog kani1281 | Region Goodenough Island ISO 639-3 wat | |
Language family Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western
Papuan Tip
Kilivila – Nuclear Papuan Tip
Are–Taupota
Are
Kaninuwa | ||
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(Text) CC BY-SA