Kanite

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
kmu
Autonym
Kanite
User Population

9,300 (2019 Wycliffe Bible Translators).

Location

Eastern Highlands province: Okapa district.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Gorokan, Kamano-Yagaria
Dialects

Kagufi. Reportedly similar to Keyagana [kyg] and Inoke-Yate [ino].

Language Use

Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1980–2002.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kanite
Writing

Latin script [Latn].