Kuni

Facts

  • Language: Kuni
  • Alternate names:
  • Language code: kse
  • Language family: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic linkage, Papuan Tip linkage, Peripheral Papuan Tip linkage, Central Papuan Oceanic, West Central Papuan linkage, Nuclear West Central Papuan linkage
  • Number of speakers: 2400
  • Script:

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    Introduction

    Kuni is a language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Central Province, Kairuku and southwest Goilala districts, toward Port Moresby, south of Mekeo.

    Dialects

    Lexical similarity: 52% with Lala (See: Lala), 47% with Mekeo (See: Mekeo), 40% with Waima (See: Waima), the most similar varieties.

    The Kuni Verb

    Verblist