Buna language explained

Buna language should not be confused with Mbum language.

Buna
States:	Papua New Guinea
Region:	Marienberg Rural LLG, East Sepik Province
Speakers:	750
Date:	2003
Ref:	e25
Familycolor:	Papuan
Fam1:	Torricelli
Fam2:	Marienberg
Iso3:	bvn
Dia1:	North Buna
Dia2:	South Buna
Glotto:	buna1277
Glottorefname:	Buna

Buna is a Torricelli language of Marienberg Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.

There are two divergent dialects. One dialect is spoken in Kasmin (-4.019°N 144.0602°W), Boig (-3.8486°N 144.0549°W), Waskurin (-3.8701°N 144.0681°W), and Arapang (-3.8804°N 144.0732°W) villages, and another in Masan, Mangan (-3.9537°N 144.2395°W), and Garien villages.^[1]

Morphology

Buna has four noun classes. Noun class concord affixes in Buna are shown in the following examples.^[2]

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Class 4

External links

• Paradisec houses a collection of Arthur Capell's materials that include Boiken (AC2) as well as recordings by Bill Foley (WF3) and notebooks from Don Laycock's work (DL2). All of these collections are open access.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup . United Nations in Papua New Guinea . Humanitarian Data Exchange . 1.31.9 . 2018.
2. Book: Foley, William A. . William A. Foley

   . William A. Foley . Palmer . Bill . 2018 . The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide . The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs . The World of Linguistics . 4 . Berlin . De Gruyter Mouton . 197-432 . 978-3-11-028642-7.