Bunama

BDD

developing

Alternate Names: Kelelegeia

Dialects: Barabara, Bunama, Kasikasi, Kerorogea, Kumalahu, Lomitawa, Meudana, Sawabwala, Sawatupwa, Sipupu, Weyoko. Lexical similarity: 66% with Mwatebu ,, 75% with most Dobu , dialects.

Genealogy:

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Oceanic

Western Oceanic

Papuan Tip

Nuclear

North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux

Dobu-Duau

Demographics: 4,000 (1993 SIL).

Language Use: Also use Dobu [dob].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 85%. Literacy rate in L2: 85%. NT: 1991.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.