Duna language
| Duna | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Southern Highlands - Hela Province: Koroba-Kopiago District, east from the Strickland River; Enga Province: Paiela-Hewa Rural LLG |
| Ethnicity | Duna |
Native speakers | 25,000 (2002) |
Trans–New Guinea?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | duc |
| Glottolog | duna1248 |
Map: The Duna–Pogaya languages of New Guinea
The Duna–Pogaya languages
Other Trans–New Guinea languages
Other Papuan languages
Austronesian languages
Uninhabited | |
Duna (also known as Yuna) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. It may belong to the Trans New Guinea language family and is often further classified as a Duna-Pogaya language, for Bogaya appears to be Duna's closest relative, as evidenced by the similar development of the personal pronouns. Estimates for number of speakers range from 11,000 (1991) to 25,000 (2002).