| Buna | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Marienberg Rural LLG, East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 750 (2003)[1] |
Torricelli
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bvn |
| Glottolog | buna1277 |
| ELP | Buna |
Buna is a Torricelli language of Marienberg Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
There are two dialects. One dialect is spoken in Kasmin (4°01′08″S 144°03′37″E / 4.018975°S 144.060235°E), Boig (3°50′55″S 144°03′18″E / 3.84861°S 144.054923°E), Waskurin (3°52′12″S 144°04′05″E / 3.870089°S 144.068112°E), and Arapang (3°52′49″S 144°04′24″E / 3.88039°S 144.073217°E) villages, and another in Masan, Mangan (3°57′13″S 144°14′22″E / 3.953676°S 144.239463°E), and Garien villages.[1][2]
Buna has four noun classes. Noun class concord affixes in Buna are shown in the following examples.[3]
| singular (masculine) | plural (masculine) |
|---|---|
uri person.CL1.SG gaba-re big-CL1.SG do-ko-n CL1.SG.SBJ-go-CL1.SG ‘The big man went.’ |
oret person.CL1.PL gaba-bwe big-CL1.PL bo-ko-m CL1.PL.SBJ-go-CL1.PL ‘The big men went.’ |
| singular (feminine) | plural (feminine) |
|---|---|
uri person.CL2.SG gaba-gwe big-CL2.SG go-ko-ŋ CL2.SG.SBJ-go-CL2.SG ‘The big woman went.’ |
oret person.CL2.PL gaba-ʔe big-CL2.PL e-ko CL2.PL.SBJ-go ‘The big women went.’ |
| singular (class III) | plural (class III) |
|---|---|
wan banana.CL3.SG gaba-re big-CL3.SG na-ti-n CL3.SG.SBJ-fall-CL3.SG ‘A big banana fell down.’ |
wan banana.CL3.PL gaba-we big-CL3.PL u-ti-u CL3.PL.SBJ-fall-CL3.PL ‘Big bananas fell down.’ |
| singular (class IV) | plural (class IV) |
|---|---|
kwala netbag.CL4.SG gaba-le big-CL4.SG li-ti-l CL4.SG.SBJ-fall-CL4.SG ‘A big netbag fell down.’ |
kwala netbag.CL4.PL gaba-be big-CL4.PL bə-t-əm CL4.PL.SBJ-fall-CL4.PL ‘Some big netbags fell down.’ |
