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Goliath language

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Una
Goliath
RegionHighland Papua
Native speakers
5,600 (2006)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3mtg
Glottologunaa1239

Una, better known as Goliath, is a Papuan language spoken in Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua.

Dialects are (Western) Una, Bomela, Tanime, Eastern Sela, Kinome. Eastern Una is closer to Ketengban (and often considered a dialect of).

References

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  • John Louwerse, 1988, The morphosyntax of Una in relation to discourse structure
  1. ^ Una at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)