Kilivila
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 20,000 (2000 D. Tryon). 60% monolingual. |
| Region | Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 787 |
| Alternate names | Kiriwina |
| Dialects | Kitava, Vakuta, Sinaketa. Various dialects. Lexical similarity: 68% with Muyuw [myw]. Kitava Island has 80% lexical similarity. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Peripheral, Kilivila-Louisiades, Kilivila |
| Language use | Also use Dobu [dob]. |
| Language development | Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1985. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Many schools. Agriculturalists: yams, sweet potato, taro, cassava, greens, coconuts. Christian, traditional religion. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Lithgow, David. 1988. Review of: Kilivila, the language of the Trobriand Islanders, by Günter Senft.
Noel, John C. 1975. "Comparison of some idioms in Kiriwina and English."
Senft, Gunter. 1993. "These ‘Procrustean’ feelings... . Some of my problems in describing Kilivila."
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