Buna

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: bvn
Population: 750 (2003 SIL).
Location:: East Sepik province: Angoram district.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Torricelli, Marienberg
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%.

Location: East Sepik province: Angoram district.