Umanakaina | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: gdn
Alternate Names: Gvede, Gweda, Gwede, Gwedena, Umanikaina
Autonym: Umanakaina
Population: 2,810 (2000 census).
Location:: Milne Bay province: Rabaraba district, Goodenough Bay coast, inland between Mount Gwoira and Mount Simpson.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Southeast Papuan, Dagan
Dialects: Upper Ugu River, East Umanakaina. At least 2 dialects. Lexical similarity: 23% with Ginuman [gnm] (most similar).
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Ginuman [gnm], Turaka [trh].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1999.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Umanakaina
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Milne Bay province: Rabaraba district, Goodenough Bay coast, inland between Mount Gwoira and Mount Simpson.