Loniu

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Lonio, Ndroku

Population

460 (1977 P. Lincoln). Ethnic population: 660.

Location

Manus Province, Los Negros island south coast, Lolak and Loniu villages.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Similar to Bipi [biq].

Typology

SVO

Language Use

Most domains. All ages. Some also use Lele [lle], Papitalai [pat].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources