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Tokano language

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Native to
  
Papua New Guinea

Dialects
  
Lower Asaro Zuhuzuho

Native speakers
  
(6,000 cited 1982)

Writing system
  
Latin

Region
  
Eastern Highlands Province, Goroka District

Language family
  
Trans-New Guinea Kainantu–Goroka Goroka Gahuku Tokano

Tokano is a Trans-New Guinea language spoken by approximately 6000 people in the Goroka District of the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. It is also known as Gamuso, Tokama, Yufiyufa, Zaka, Zuhozuho, and Zuhuzuho.

There are currently few publications. A collection of folk tales translated by John Guhise was produced by SIL in 1977, and there are also portions of the Bible available in Tokano.

References

Tokano language Wikipedia