Arhö

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A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639-3
aok
Alternate Names
Aro
Population

10 (Wurm 2000), decreasing. Ethnic population: 350.

Location

West coast, Poya, Cradji, and Nékliai.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, New Caledonian, Southern, South, Wailic
Dialects

Arhö and Arhâ [aqr] are very closely related to each other and to Ajië [aji], but are mutually unintelligible (de la Fontinelle 1976).

Typology

Tonal

Language Use

Also use Ajië [aji].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Arhö
Other Comments

Different from Arhâ [aqr]. Christian.