Buna
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A language of Papua New Guinea
User Population
750 (2003 SIL).
Location
East Sepik province: Angoram district.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Dialects
Kasmin, Masan. Apparently 2 dialects: one in Kasmin, Boig, Waskurin, and Arapang villages and another in Masan, Mangan, and Garien villages.
Language Use
Used by all. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.