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Akolet

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3akt

Population  950 (1982 SIL).
Region  West New Britain Province, south coast, and islands around Awio Bay.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 12, reference number 593
Dialects  A dialect subgroup.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Arawe-Pasismanua, Arawe, East Arawe
Language use  Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] or English.
Comments  3 primary schools, provincial secondary school, vocational school.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HOOPERT, Daniel A.; WAKEFIELD, David C., authors. 1980. "The languages and communities of south-western New Britain."