Language

Bwanabwana

Bwanabwana is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Papua New Guinea.

New Testament

Scripture in Bwanabwana

The New Testament is reported in Bwanabwana.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Bwanabwana is spoken

  • Papua New Guinea

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About Bwanabwana

Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
tte
Glottocode
bwan1241
Also known as
Bwanabwana: Kwalaiwa

Dialects and varieties 8

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Bwanabwana as a whole.

  • AnagusaNo known Scripture
  • KitaiNo known Scripture
  • KoyagaugauNo known Scripture
  • KwalaiwaNo known Scripture
  • NaluwaluwaliNo known Scripture
  • OleNo known Scripture
  • TewatewaNo known Scripture
  • WaleNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.