Tokano is a Trans–New Guinea language spoken by approximately 6,000 people in Lower Asaro Rural LLG, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. It is also known as Gamuso, Tokama, Yufiyufa, Zaka, Zuhozuho, and Zuhuzuho.
| Tokano | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Lower Asaro Rural LLG, Goroka District, Eastern Highlands Province |
Native speakers | (6,000 cited 1982)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zuh |
| Glottolog | toka1244 |
There are currently few publications. A collection of folk tales translated by John Guhise was produced by SIL in 1977,[2][3] and there are also portions of the Bible available in Tokano.
References
edit- ^ Tokano at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ SIL Bibliography: Heluno gamoze.
- ^ OLAC resources in and about the Tokano language, at the Open Language Archives.
External links
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