Ginuman

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A language of Papua New Guinea

User Population

1,440 (2000 census).

Location

Central province: Abau district, Amazon RLLG; Milne Bay province: Mount Simpson to Naraka coast, Goodenough bay.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 42% with Kanasi (Dombosaina village) [soq].

Language Use

Used by all. Positive attitudes. All also use Umanakaina [gdn], especially men. Many also use Hiri Motu [hmo]. A few also use English [eng].

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].