Kuni

KSE

developing

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 52% with Lala ,, 47% with Mekeo ,, 40% with Waima ,, the most similar varieties.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
Papuan Tip
Peripheral
Central Papuan
West Central Papuan
Nuclear

Demographics: 2,400 (2000 census).

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Bible portions: 1997.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea