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ISO 639-3: bdd

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

Other known names and dialect names: Barabara, Kasikasi, Kelelegeia, Kerorogea, Kumalahu, Lomitawa, Meudana, Sawabwala, Sawatupwa, Sipupu, Weyoko

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Primary texts

  1. ONLINEMilne Bay languages: Collected by Andrew Pawley and Wiliiam Tomasetti, 1969-70, from students at various high schools in Milne Bay District. Arthur Capell (compiler); Arthur Capell (researcher); Peter Newton (depositor); Andrew Pawley (compiler); William Tomasetti (compiler). 1970. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC2-PNGMBCV101
  2. ONLINEOld Testament stories and extracts in the Bunama language. Lithgow, David; Iso, Antioki; Tauwaliyesa, Samson. 1992. Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_bdd_gen-1

Lexical resources

  1. ONLINECrúbadán language data for Bunama. Kevin Scannell. 2018. The Crúbadán Project. oai:crubadan.org:bdd
  2. ONLINEMilne Bay languages: Collected by Andrew Pawley and Wiliiam Tomasetti, 1969-70, from students at various high schools in Milne Bay District. Arthur Capell (compiler); Arthur Capell (researcher); Peter Newton (depositor); Andrew Pawley (compiler); William Tomasetti (compiler). 1970. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC2-PNGMBCV101
  3. ONLINESection A 1-13 Milne Bay languages: Collected by Andrew Pawley and Wiliiam Tomasetti, 1969-70, from students at various high schools in Milne Bay District. Arthur Capell (compiler); Arthur Capell (researcher); Peter Newton (depositor); Andrew Pawley (compiler). 1970. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC2-PNGMBCV102
  4. ONLINEBunama - English dictionary, English - Bunama dictionary. Lithgow, Daphne (compiler). 1980. SIL International. oai:sil.org:31048

Language descriptions

  1. ONLINEGlottolog 5.2 Resources for Bunama. n.a. 2025. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:buna1276
  2. ONLINEBunama Organised Phonology Data. Lithgow, David. 1992. SIL International. oai:sil.org:42393
  3. ONLINEInfluence of English Grammar on Dobu and Bunama. Lithgow, David. 1987. SIL International. oai:sil.org:56337
  4. ONLINEBunama Phrases. Hughes, Ngaire. 1976. SIL International. oai:sil.org:56364

Other resources about the language

  1. ONLINEBunama: a language of Papua New Guinea. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:bdd
  2. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Bunama. Damir Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2017-09-27. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_bdd
  3. Scripture promotion in Bunama. Lithgow, David. 1992. SIL International. oai:sil.org:5880
  4. Why NOT to use a workbook. Lithgow, Daphne. 1993. SIL International. oai:sil.org:23201
  5. Buki wali ʻena bunama. n.a. 1989. SIL International. oai:sil.org:53724
  6. Wahiwahine cidi paihowa. Bilebilele, Basimata. 1986. SIL International. oai:sil.org:77598

Other resources in the language

  1. ONLINELoina Hauhauna. Dipastine, Roni; World Home Bible League. 1986. South Holland, Ill. : World Home Bible League. oai:pacific.library.manoa.hawaii.edu:534946
  2. ONLINEMe'udana. (Südost-Neuguinea.). Schlesier, E. (Erhard). 1970. Braunschweig, Limbach. oai:pacific.library.manoa.hawaii.edu:879701
  3. ONLINESongs of Papua-New Guinea. Helfert, Roy. 1974. Milton, [Australia] : Jacaranda Press. oai:pacific.library.manoa.hawaii.edu:1335991
  4. ONLINELoina Hauhauna : gwae Bunama. n.a. 1991. Port Moresby : Bible Society of Papua New Guinea. oai:pacific.library.manoa.hawaii.edu:1620015
  5. ONLINEBunama, new reader : book 1. n.a. 1992. Papua New Guinea : United Bible Societies. oai:pacific.library.manoa.hawaii.edu:1627201
  6. ONLINELoina Miyamiyanaina. Lithgow, David; Tauwaliyesa, Samson; Iso, Antioki. 1992. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea : Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:pacific.library.manoa.hawaii.edu:1627208
  7. ONLINEVICAL : Papers from the Fifth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics, Auckland, New Zealand, January 1988. International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics 1988 : Auckland, N.Z.); Harlow, Ray; Hooper, Robin; Linguistic Society of New Zealand. 1989-. Auckland : Linguistic Society of New Zealand. oai:pacific.library.manoa.hawaii.edu:1854622

Other known names and dialect names: Barabara, Kasikasi, Kelelegeia, Kerorogea, Kumalahu, Lomitawa, Meudana, Sawabwala, Sawatupwa, Sipupu, Weyoko

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