Bwanabwana language explained

Bwanabwana
Also Known As:Tubetube
Region:Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Speakers:2,400
Date:2007
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:Oceanic
Fam4:Western
Fam5:Papuan Tip
Fam6:Nuclear
Fam7:Suauic
Iso3:tte
Glotto:bwan1241
Glottorefname:Bwanabwana

Bwanabwana, also known as Tubetube, is an Austronesian language spoken on the small islands just off the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Bwanabwana Rural LLG.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Papua New Guinea languages . Ethnologue

    Languages of the World

    . 22nd . Eberhard . David M. . Simons . Gary F. . Fennig . Charles D. . 2019 . Dallas . SIL International.