Oya’oya

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
oyy
Alternate Names
Daiomuni, Kuiaro, Loani, Simagahi
Population

370 (1990 census).

Location

Milne Bay Province, Samarai-Murua district, Bwanabwana local government area, southeast tip of Papuan mainland facing China strait.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, Suauic
Dialects

Dialect subgroup. Similar to Buhutu [bxh] and Unubahe [unu]. Lexical similarity: 61% with Wagawaga [wgb], 46% with Saliba [sbe], 31% with Tawala [tbo], 48% with Buhutu [bxh].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Oya’oya
Other Comments

No schools. Children travel by boat to various offshore islands for school.