Lou

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
loj
Population

1,000 (1994 SIL).

Location

Manus Province, Lou island.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Admiralty Islands, Eastern, Southeast Islands
Dialects

Rei. Dialects are very similar. Rei is dominant.

Typology

SVO

Language Use

Also use Baluan-Pam [blq] or Titan [ttv].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Lou
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Different from Torricelli [tei] (Lou) in East Sepik Province or Kaki Ae (Lou) [tbd] in Gulf Province.