Solong
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 2,200 (Wurm and Hattori 1981). |
| Region | West New Britain Province, southwest coast. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 12, reference number 602 |
| Alternate names | Arawe, Arove, Pililo |
| Dialects | Arawe. A dialect subgroup. Understood by all along the coast. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Arawe-Pasismanua, Arawe, West Arawe |
| Language use | Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] or English. |
| Language development | 3 primary schools. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Language is ‘Solong’, the people ‘Arove’. Christian, traditional religion. |
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