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Nauna language

Nauna, or Naune, is an Oceanic language spoken in the single village of Nauna on Nauna Island in Rapatona Rural LLG, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea.

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Nauna
Naune
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionNauna Island, Manus Province
Native speakers
(420 cited 2000)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3ncn
Glottolognaun1237
ELPNauna
Nauna is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.
Coordinates: 2°12′40″S 148°11′55″E / 2.211239°S 148.198706°E / -2.211239; 148.198706 (Nauna)

Nauna, or Naune, is an Oceanic language spoken in the single village of Nauna (2°12′40″S 148°11′55″E / 2.211239°S 148.198706°E / -2.211239; 148.198706 (Nauna)) on Nauna Island in Rapatona Rural LLG, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea.12

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References

  1. Nauna at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
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