Nali

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Yiru

Population

1,800 (1982 SIL). 200 Okro (2000 D. Tryon). Ethnic population: 4,500 in Okro.

Location

Manus Province, southeast Manus island; southwest coast, northwest of Titan.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Okro. Tryon (2001) makes Okro (200) and Nali (1,800) separate languages.

Typology

SVO

Language Use

Okro dialect not endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Most key domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Lele [lle].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Bible portions: 1991–2008.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.