Bwanabwana language

Bwanabwana
Bwanabwana
Tubetube
Region	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	2,400 (2007)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Papuan Tip Nuclear Suauic Bwanabwana; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tte
Glottolog	bwan1241

Last updated January 02, 2026

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.^[2]

References

↑ Bwanabwana at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.

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[e18-1] Bwanabwana at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Ethnologue22-PNG-2] Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.

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