Saposa | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: sps
Autonym: Faa Saposa
Population: 2,000 (2015 BTA).
Location:: Bougainville province: Buka district, island chain south of Buka Island off northwest coast of Bougainville.
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, Saposa-Tinputz
Dialects: Taiof, Saposa (Fa Saposa).
Typology: Taiof dialect: SVO; prepositions; noun classes (common 1, common 2, personal, place-name); articles; causatives; 17 consonants and 5 vowels; inclusive/exclusive pronouns; alienable/inalienable possession; verb serialization.
Language Use: Positive attitudes. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Many also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. NT: 2001.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Saposa
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Bougainville province: Buka district, island chain south of Buka Island off northwest coast of Bougainville.