Ogea

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Erima, Nuru

Population

2,210 (2003 SIL).

Location

Madang Province, Astrolabe bay.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Related to Uya [usu], Uyajitaya [duk], Waube [kop], Rerau [rea], Jilim [jil], and Yangulam [ynl].

Typology

SOV

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 65%. Bible portions: 1981–1994.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.