Welcome to PNG Language Resources
Papua New Guinea is linguistically the most complex nation of the world. Over 800 languages are spoken in this Pacific country. This site aims to show some of this linguistic diversity by making available the research results carried out by members of SIL.
SIL in PNG is a branch of SIL International, a volunteer nonprofit organization that has worked in PNG since 1956. In cooperation with the PNG Department of Education since 1956, research has been carried out in more than 389 languages, and at the present time about 316 SIL members are actively working on projects in 190 different languages.
This site provides information on many of these languages, including phonologies, grammars, dictionaries, literacy, and other materials, as well as language maps. In many cases the materials have been previously published, but unpublished archived and unedited studies and reports are also made available here. We believe it is appropriate for even incomplete and dated analyses to be made available, but in such cases the reader should note the tentative nature of the research.
We expect this site to expand as more materials become available electronically. We trust you will share our fascination with this linguistically rich country.
- PNG Universities begin Basic Oral Language Documentation experiment
Latest Additions
- Akoye Phonology Essentials 2-Apr-2012
- Bringing the Bible ALIVE through Δραμα! 20-Apr-2012
- Learning with Laughter 20-Apr-2012
- Mathematically Speaking 20-Apr-2012
- Participant Reference in Narrative Discourse: A Comparison of Three Methodologies 5-Apr-2012
- READ 42 19-Apr-2012
- READ 43 19-Apr-2012
- Spiral process of Collaboration Towards the Development of the Giligili Correctional Institution Detainees' Literacy Programme 19-Apr-2012
- The STEP Project: Developing a Curriculum for Literacy, Leadership and Community Transformation 20-Apr-2012
- When the Motivation and Timing are Right 19-Apr-2012