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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 toPapua New Guinea
RegionLower Asaro Rural LLG, Goroka District, Eastern Highlands Province
Native speakers
(6,000 cited 1982)[1]
Language family
Trans–New Guinea
  • Kainantu–Goroka
    • Goroka
      • Gahuku
        • Tokano
Dialects
  • Lower Asaro
  • Zuhuzuho
Writing system
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3zuh
Glottologtoka1244

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


  1. Tokano at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. SIL Bibliography: Heluno gamoze.
  3. OLAC resources in and about the Tokano language, at the Open Language Archives.



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