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Bwaidoka

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: bwd

Population	6,500 (2000 SIL). 50% monolingual.
Region	Milne Bay Province, south tip of Goodenough Island; Bolubolu District, west Fergusson Island.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 784
Alternate names	Bwaidoga
Dialects	Mataitai, Wagifa, Kilia, Lauwela, Bwaidoga, Faiyava, Belebele I, Bebebele Ii, Kalauna, Kiliva. Lexical similarity: 72% with Iduna [viv] (most similar).
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Bwaidoga
Language use	Vigorous. Diodio [ddi], Iamalele [yml], and Kaninuwa [wat] use Bwaidoka as L2. All domains. Main language used in church, along with Dobu [dob]. Oral and written use in local commerce. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Dobu or English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 65%. Literacy rate in L2: 65%–75%. Bible portions: 1934–1994.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Half of the children are in school. Agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Bwaidoka Organised Phonology Data.  

GIBSON, Patricia, author. 2008. Participant Identification in Bwaidoka Discourse.  

LITHGOW, David, author. 1980. Review of: Bwaidoka tales, by Maribelle Young.