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Daantanaiʼ language

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Lantanai
Daantanaiʼ
Pronunciation[daːntanaiʔ]
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionBougainville Province
Native speakers
600 (2007)[1]
South Bougainville
  • Nasioiic
    • Nasioi
      • South–Central Nasioi
        • South Nasioi
          • Lantanai
Language codes
ISO 639-3lni
Glottologdaan1235

Lantanai (Daantanaiʼ) is an East Papuan language spoken in the mountains of southern Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Piruneuʼ and Warana villages.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lantanai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.