Krisa
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Krisa is a village in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
, 20 kilometers south of the provincial capital of Vanimo
. In the local language, the village, its people and the local language itself are all known as I'saka.
The traditional language of Krisa is I'saka
, but Tok Pisin
is the primary language used. English
is also known by some.
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, 20 kilometers south of the provincial capital of Vanimo
Vanimo
Vanimo is the capital of Sandaun Province in Papua New Guinea. It is located on a peninsula close to the border with Indonesia.Vanimo is a small township with an economy based around the timber industry. Logging company Vanimo Forest Products, which is owned by Malaysian company Rimbunan Hijau, is...
. In the local language, the village, its people and the local language itself are all known as I'saka.
The traditional language of Krisa is I'saka
I'saka language
I’saka is the language spoken by the people of the villages of Krisa and Pasi in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It has also been referred to as Krisa, after the village, although this name is not actually a possible word in the language itself...
, but Tok Pisin
Tok Pisin
Tok Pisin is a creole spoken throughout Papua New Guinea. It is an official language of Papua New Guinea and the most widely used language in that country...
is the primary language used. English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
is also known by some.