Hahon

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Hanon

Population

1,300 (1977 P. Lincoln).

Location

Northwest Bougainville Province.

Language Maps

Papua New Guinea, Map 13

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Nehan-North Bougainville, Saposa-Tinputz

Dialects

Aravia, Kurur, Ratsua.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Hahon

Writing

Latin script, used since 2002.