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Buhutu language

Buhutu (Bohutu) is an Oceanic language spoken in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. Most Buhutu speakers live in the Sagarai River Valley between Mullins Harbour on the south coast and the Pima mountains north of the Sagarai.

Last revised
Jul 7, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
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104 w
Citations
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Source
Buhutu
RegionMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
1,400 (2003)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3bxh
Glottologbuhu1237

Buhutu (Bohutu) is an Oceanic language spoken in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. Most Buhutu speakers live in the Sagarai River Valley between Mullins Harbour on the south coast and the Pima mountains north of the Sagarai.

Alphabet

Buhutu language has 19 letters (Aa, Bb, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Ss, Tt, Uu, Ww, Yy), glottal stop and seven diphthongs (bw, fw, gw, hw, kw, mw, pw).

References

References

  1. Buhutu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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