How many languages are there on Bougainville
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prior to colonisation, Bougainville 'was not a unified political identity'. There were nineteen language groups and a further 35 dialects. Bougainvillean identity seems to have developed in response to changes that took place on Bougainville, particularly after WWII. As a result, skin colour became the 'focal symbol for ethnic identity'.
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