NSN ISO 639-3
Nehan
Nehan Autonym
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- nsn
- Alternate Names
- Nihan, Nissan
- Autonym
- Nehan
- Population
- 7,000 (Glennon 2014), increasing. 5,000 Uanuleik, 1,000 Sirouatan, and 1,000 Pinipel (Glennon 2014).
- Location:
- Bougainville province: Nissan islands.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Nehan-North Bougainville, Nehan
- Dialects
- Uanuleik, Pinipel (Pinipin), Sirouatan. Not closely related to other languages. Lexical similarity: 83% between the main dialects (Glennon 2014).
- Language Use
- Used by all. A few also use English [eng]. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 25%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Radio. TV. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2011.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Nehan
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Little acculturation. Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Bougainville province: Nissan islands.
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