Solong

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
aaw
Alternate Names
Arawe, Arove, Pililo
Population

2,200 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Location

West New Britain Province, southwest coast.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Arawe-Pasismanua, Arawe, West Arawe
Dialects

Arawe. Dialect subgroup. Understood by all along the coast.

Language Use

Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] or English [eng].

Language Development
3 primary schools.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Solong
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Glossonym: Solong. Ethnonym: Arove. Christian, traditional religion.