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There is no specific legislation proclaiming official languages in Papua New Guinea. In the constitution of Papua New Guinea, section 2(11) (literacy) of its preamble mentions '...all persons and governmental bodies to endeavour to achieve universal literacy in Pisin, Hiri Motu or English' as well as
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provinces, however, the use of Tok Pisin has a shorter history, and is less universal especially among older people. In the 2011 census, 68.4% of the population were literate in Tok Pisin.
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is a language of Papua New Guinea and is used by the government, courts, and the education system. In the 2011 census, 39.9% of the population was literate in English.
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spoken throughout Papua New Guinea. It is an official language of Papua New Guinea and the most widely used language in the country. In parts of
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Countries and territories where English is the national language or the native language of the majority
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Countries and territories where English is an official language, but not the majority first language
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Maitz, PĂ©ter; Volker, Craig Alan (2017). "Documenting Unserdeutsch: Reversing Colonial Amneasia".
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Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a simplified version of the
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From 1884 to 1914, the northern half of the present-day country was a German colony known as
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Outside Papua New Guinea, Papuan languages that are also spoken include the languages of
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Palmer, Bill (2018). "Language Families of the New Guinea Area". In Palmer, Bill (ed.).
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became the fourth officially recognised language in May 2015, and is used by the
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In 2011, 67.6% of the population of Papua New Guinea over 10 years of age were
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on 18 March 2008 – via Office of the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea.
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The Austronesian languages are widely spread across the globe, as far west as
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The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide
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PNGSL is an official language of Papua New Guinea; it is based on
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spoken in the country. In 2006, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister
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spoken in Papua New Guinea, following Palmer, et al. (2018):
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spoken in Papua New Guinea, most of which are classified as
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Austronesian languages spoken in Papua New Guinea include
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stated that "Papua New Guinea has 832 living languages (
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List of countries where English is an official language
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Language distribution maps for individual PNG provinces
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arrived in New Guinea approximately 3,500 years ago.
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The Trans-New Guinea Family according to Malcolm Ross
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in a few outer islands. Since the late 19th century,
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(2019). 464:Papuan language families 462:Below is a full list of 4916:Yele – West New Britain 4906:Central West New Guinea 3346:Cocos (Keeling) Islands 2685:Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1324:10.1075/jpcl.32.2.06mai 197:West Germanic languages 171:, which form a diverse 4945:Proto-Trans–New Guinea 4856:Trans-Fly–Bulaka River 2960:British Virgin Islands 2820:English-speaking world 2791: 2777:English-speaking world 916:Austronesian languages 910:Austronesian languages 444: 436: 361: 276: 181:Austronesian languages 179:. 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Index


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Tok Pisin
English
Hiri Motu
Papua New Guinean Sign Language
Indigenous
Papuan languages
Vernacular
Hiri Motu
New Guinea Highlands
Tok Pisin
Chinese
Foreign
French
Indonesian
Japanese
Russian
Papua New Guinea
sovereign state
Oceania
linguistically diverse
Ethnologue
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languages
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