Rotokas

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
roo
Population

4,320 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Location

Bougainville Province, Central Bougainville district, central mountains. 28 villages.

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Language Status

5 (Developing). Statutory language of provincial identity in Bougainville Autonomous Region (2007, Education Plan, Section 1.1.3), not yet implemented (2012).

Classification
North Bougainville, Rotokas
Dialects

Aita, Atsilima, Pipipaia.

Typology

SOV

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1982.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Rotokas
Writing
Latin script.