Native name: Uniapa | |
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  Unea  Unea | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Melanesia |
| Coordinates | 4°53′0″S149°9′0″E / 4.88333°S 149.15000°E /-4.88333; 149.15000 |
| Archipelago | Vitu Islands |
| Adjacent to | Bismarck Sea |
| Administration | |
Papua New Guinea | |
| Province | West New Britain Province |
| LLG | Bali/Witu Rural LLG |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2011) |
Unea Island is an island inPapua New Guinea located in theVitu Islands. It was occupied byJapan inWorld War II.[1]
TheUneapa (or Bali) language is natively spoken on this island. In the local language, it is calledUniapa orUneapa. The termUnea comes from theVitu language, and they descend from a proto-form*Uneap or*Uniap, reflecting the addition of anecho vowel in Uneapa and the regular loss of final consonants in Vitu.
Islands ofPapua New Guinea | |
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| Bismarck Archipelago | |
| Louisiade Archipelago | |
| North Solomon Islands | |
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