Takuu

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
nho
Alternate Names
Mortlock, Taku, Tau, Tauu
Population

1,750 (2003 SIL), decreasing. Under 20% monolingual.

Location

Bougainville Province, Atolls district, northeast of Bougainville, Takuu atoll, Mortlock village.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Ellicean
Dialects

Distinct from Nukumanu [nuq] and Nukuria [nur] and Ontong Java [ojv] and Sikaiana [sky] in Solomon Islands, though very closely related.

Language Use

Not endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Most domains. Positive attitudes.

Language Development
Taught in primary schools. Poetry. Films. Dictionary. NT: 2009.
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.