Kuanua language
E593414
The Kuanua language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Tolai people of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuanua language canonical | 3 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Oceanic language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | Papunesia ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | other Meso-Melanesian Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| documentedIn | grammars and dictionaries produced by missionaries and linguists ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tolai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gunantuna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tolai language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasicWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
primary language of Tolai cultural identity
ⓘ
used in traditional Tolai ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasDialects | regional varieties within East New Britain ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | tola1241 ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsFrom |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | moderately agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | typical Oceanic consonant and vowel inventory ⓘ |
| hasStatus | vigorous use in Tolai communities ⓘ |
| hasTypologicalFeature |
possessive constructions typical of Oceanic languages
ⓘ
use of preverbal subject markers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | ksd ⓘ |
| isOfficialLanguageOf | East New Britain Province (provincial level, de facto in some domains) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Western Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| languageSubgroup | Meso-Melanesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East New Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Tolai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
East New Britain Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsLinguaFrancaIn | parts of East New Britain ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
church activities in Tolai communities
ⓘ
local administration in East New Britain ⓘ local radio broadcasting in East New Britain ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | some primary education and literacy programs in Tolai areas ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.