Kaninuwa, or Wataluma, is a major
Oceanic language
The approximately 450 Oceanic languages are a branch of the Austronesian languages. The area occupied by speakers of these languages includes Polynesia, as well as much of Melanesia and Micronesia. Though covering a vast area, Oceanic languages ...
of
Goodenough Island
Goodenough Island in the Solomon Sea, also known as Nidula Island, is the westernmost of the three large islands of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It lies to the east of mainland New Guinea and southwest ...
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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
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Alphabet
Kaninuwa language has 23 letters (A/a, B/b, Bw/bw, D/d, E/e, F/f, Fw/fw, G/g, Gw/gw, Ḡ/ḡ, I/i, K/k, Kw/kw, M/m, Mw/mw, N/n, O/o, S/s, T/t, U/u, V/v, W/w, Y/y).
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Alphabet and pronunciation
Nuclear Papuan Tip languages
Languages of Milne Bay Province
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