Related Research Articles
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia. Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The country is the world's third largest island country, with an area of 462,840 km2 (178,700 sq mi).
The Papua New Guinea national cricket team, nicknamed the Barramundis, is the team that represents the country of Papua New Guinea in international cricket. The team is organised by Cricket PNG, which has been an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1973. Papua New Guinea previously had One-Day International (ODI) status, which it gained by finishing fourth in 2014 World Cup Qualifier. Papua New Guinea lost both their ODI and T20I status in March 2018 after losing a playoff match against Nepal during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, a result that earned ODI and T20I status for their opponents. On 26 April 2019, PNG defeated Oman to finish to scure a top-four finish in the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two and reclaim their ODI status.
The East Kutubuan languages are a small family of Trans–New Guinea languages (TNG) in the classification of Malcolm Ross. There are just two languages,
The Doga language is an Austronesian language spoken by about 200 people along Cape Vogel in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.
Awera is a Lakes Plain language of Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken on the east side of Geelvink Bay, in the single village of Awera in Wapoga District, Waropen Regency, Papua. The village has a majority of Ansus (Austronesian) speakers.
Tirio is Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Giribam 'dialect' may be a distinct language.
Baramu is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea.
Biga is a heavily Papuan-influenced Austronesian language spoken in Southwest Papua, Indonesia in the south of the island of Misool. It is spoken in the single village of Biga in Misol Timur Selatan District.
Ronji is a minor Austronesian language of northern Papua New Guinea.
Iduna is an Austronesian language spoken on Goodenough Island of Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.
Kaiep is one of three Kairiru languages of Turubu Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the Kep, Taul, and Samap village area in Turubu Rural LLG.
Terebu (Turubu) is one of three Kairiru languages spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Turubu village of Turubu Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.
Tumleo is an Austronesian language of coastal Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, on Tumleo Island and the Aitape coast in East Aitape Rural LLG.
Arop-Sissano, or Arop, is an Austronesian language of Arop village in West Aitape Rural LLG, coastal Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
Mwatebu is an Austronesian language spoken in a single village in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the single village of Mwatebu in Duau Rural LLG, Milne Bay Province.
Nauna is an Oceanic language spoken in the single village of Nauna on Nauna Island in Rapatona Rural LLG, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea.
Lenkau is an Oceanic language spoken in a single village on Rambutyo Island in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Lenkau village, Rapatona Rural LLG.
Enga Sign Language is an apparent village sign language among the Tato Enga people in Enga province, Papua New Guinea. It was reported in 1980 in three articles by Adam Kendon, based on ethnographic films of three signers in the upper valley of the Lagaip River, but with reports of wider use in the surrounding region. Its current status is unknown, as no more recent information is available.
Sinasian Sign Language (SSSL) is a village sign language of the Sinasina valley in Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea. This language is used by approximately 3 deaf and 50 hearing individuals, including members of the Kere community. SSSL was first encountered and reported by linguists in 2016. Documentation efforts are ongoing.
Lake Kutubu Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Kutubuan languages are spoken in the LLG.
References
- ↑ Fiwaga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
 | This Papua New Guinea-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |