Umanakaina
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A language of Papua New Guinea
Alternate Names
Gvede, Gweda, Gwede, Gwedena, Umanikaina
Autonym
Umanakaina
User Population
2,810 (2000 census).
Location
Milne Bay province: Rabaraba district, Goodenough Bay coast, inland between Mount Gwoira and Mount Simpson.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Dialects
Upper Ugu River, East Umanakaina. At least 2 dialects. Lexical similarity: 23% with Ginuman [gnm] (most similar).
Typology
SOV.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1999.