Unea Island
Unea Island is an island in Papua New Guinea located in the Vitu Islands. It was occupied by Japan in World War II.[1]
Native name: Uniapa | |
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  Unea | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Melanesia |
| Coordinates | 4°53′0″S 149°9′0″E |
| Archipelago | Vitu Islands |
| Adjacent to | Bismarck Sea |
| Administration | |
Papua New Guinea | |
| Province | West New Britain Province |
| Capital city | Port Moresby |
| Largest settlement | Port Moresby |
| Prime Minister | James Marape |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2011) |
The Uneapa (or Bali) language is natively spoken on this island. In the local language, it is called Uniapa or Uneapa. The term Unea comes from the Vitu language, and they descend from a proto-form *Uneap or *Uniap, reflecting the addition of an echo vowel in Uneapa and the regular loss of final consonants in Vitu.
References
- "Pacific Wrecks". pacificwrecks.com.
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