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Buna language

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Buna
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Marienberg Rural LLG, East Sepik Province
Native speakers	750 (2003)^[1]
Language family	Torricelli Marienberg Buna
Dialects	North Buna South Buna
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`bvn`
Glottolog	`buna1277`
ELP	Buna

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Buna is a Torricelli languageofMarienberg Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.

There are two divergent dialects. One dialect is spoken in Kasmin (4°01′08″S 144°03′37″E / 4.018975°S 144.060235°E / -4.018975; 144.060235 (Kasmin 1)), Boig (3°50′55″S 144°03′18″E / 3.84861°S 144.054923°E / -3.84861; 144.054923 (Boik)), Waskurin (3°52′12″S 144°04′05″E / 3.870089°S 144.068112°E / -3.870089; 144.068112 (Waskurin)), and Arapang (3°52′49″S 144°04′24″E / 3.88039°S 144.073217°E / -3.88039; 144.073217 (Ariapan)) villages, and another in Masan, Mangan (3°57′13″S 144°14′22″E / 3.953676°S 144.239463°E / -3.953676; 144.239463 (Mangan)), and Garien villages.^[1]^[2]

Morphology[edit]

Buna has four noun classes. Noun class concord affixes in Buna are shown in the following examples.^[3]

Class 1

singular (masculine)	plural (masculine)
uri person.CL1.SG gaba-re big-CL1.SG do-ko-n CL1.SG.SBJ-go-CL1.SG uri gaba-re do-ko-n person.CL1.SG big-CL1.SG CL1.SG.SBJ-go-CL1.SG ‘The big man went.’	oret person.CL1.PL gaba-bwe big-CL1.PL bo-ko-m CL1.PL.SBJ-go-CL1.PL oret gaba-bwe bo-ko-m person.CL1.PL big-CL1.PL CL1.PL.SBJ-go-CL1.PL ‘The big men went.’

Class 2

singular (feminine)	plural (feminine)
uri person.CL2.SG gaba-gwe big-CL2.SG go-ko-ŋ CL2.SG.SBJ-go-CL2.SG uri gaba-gwe go-ko-ŋ person.CL2.SG big-CL2.SG CL2.SG.SBJ-go-CL2.SG ‘The big woman went.’	oret person.CL2.PL gaba-ʔe big-CL2.PL e-ko CL2.PL.SBJ-go oret gaba-ʔe e-ko person.CL2.PL big-CL2.PL CL2.PL.SBJ-go ‘The big women went.’

Class 3

singular (class III)	plural (class III)
wan banana.CL3.SG gaba-re big-CL3.SG na-ti-n CL3.SG.SBJ-fall-CL3.SG wan gaba-re na-ti-n banana.CL3.SG big-CL3.SG CL3.SG.SBJ-fall-CL3.SG ‘A big banana fell down.’	wan banana.CL3.PL gaba-we big-CL3.PL u-ti-u CL3.PL.SBJ-fall-CL3.PL wan gaba-we u-ti-u banana.CL3.PL big-CL3.PL CL3.PL.SBJ-fall-CL3.PL ‘Big bananas fell down.’

Class 4

singular (class IV)	plural (class IV)
kwala netbag.CL4.SG gaba-le big-CL4.SG li-ti-l CL4.SG.SBJ-fall-CL4.SG kwala gaba-le li-ti-l netbag.CL4.SG big-CL4.SG CL4.SG.SBJ-fall-CL4.SG ‘A big netbag fell down.’	kwala netbag.CL4.PL gaba-be big-CL4.PL bə-t-əm CL4.PL.SBJ-fall-CL4.PL kwala gaba-be bə-t-əm netbag.CL4.PL big-CL4.PL CL4.PL.SBJ-fall-CL4.PL ‘Some big netbags fell down.’

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b BunaatEthnologue (25th ed., 2022)

^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.

^ Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.

External links[edit]

Paradisec houses a collection of Arthur Capell's materials that include Boiken (AC2) as well as recordings by Bill Foley (WF3) and notebooks from Don Laycock's work (DL2). All of these collections are open access.

v t e Torricelli languages
Arapesh	Abu' Bukiyip Bumbita Mufian
Maimai	Beli Heyo Laeko Nambi Siliput Wiaki Yahang
One (West Wapei)	One Seta Seti
Marienberg	Buna Bungain Elepi Forok Kamasau Muniwara Urimo Wiarumus
Wapei	Au Dia Elkei Gnau Ningil Olo Sinagen Valman Yapunda Yau Yil Yis
Palei	Agi Aiku Ambrak Amol Aruop Wanap Yangum
Urim	Kombio Urim Urat
Bogia	Monumbo Lilau Ngaimbom
Others	Wom

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