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Goroka is the capital of the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.It is a town of approximately 19,000 people (2000), 1,600 meters (5,200 feet) above sea level. It has an airport (in the centre of town) and is on the "Highlands Highway", about 285 km (177 mi) from Lae in Morobe province and 90 km (56 mi) from the nearby town of Kainantu also in the Eastern Highlan
The Kainantu–Goroka languages are a family of Papuan languages established by Arthur Capell in 1948 under the name East Highlands.They formed the core of Stephen Wurm's 1960 East New Guinea Highlands family (the precursor of Trans–New Guinea), and are one of the larger branches of Trans–New Guinea in the 2005 classification of Malcolm Ross.
The provincial capital is Goroka. The province covers an area of 11,157 km 2 , and has a population of 579,825 (2011 census). The province shares a common administrative boundary with Madang Province to the north, Morobe Province to the east, Gulf Province to the south, and Simbu Province to the west.
Benabena (Bena) is a Papuan language spoken in the Goroka District of Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Phonology. Vowels. Front Back; Close: i: u: Mid: e: o:
The Eastern Highlands – Kratke Range languages form a branch of the Trans–New Guinea language family of New Guinea in the classification of Timothy Usher. It unites the Kainantu–Goroka (Eastern Highlands) and Angan (Kratke Range) languages: [1] Eastern Highlands (Kainantu–Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province)
Goroka District is a district in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. It contains the city of Goroka. The Alekano language is spoken there.
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