Bine

BON

developing

Alternate Names: Oriomo, Pine

Dialects: Boze-Giringarede, Irupi-Drageli, Kunini, Masingle, Sebe, Sogal, Tate.

Genealogy:

Eastern Trans-Fly

Demographics: 2,000 (1987 SIL).

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Videos. NT: 1993.

Typology: SOV.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea