Today's Translation Prices 08 September 2010: German to English sfr. 1.90 per line; German to French sfr. 1.90 per line; German to Italian sfr. 1.90 per line; English to German sfr. 1.90 per line; German to English sfr. 1.90 per line; German to French sfr. 1.90 per line; German to Italian sfr. 1.90 per line; English to German sfr. 1.90 per line;
The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20,000 lives.
Language(s):
Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingue franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region note: 820 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total)
