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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Pacific > Papua New Guinea > Apalik

Apalik

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3apo

Population  370 (1979 census).
Region  West New Britain Province, islands off the south coast between Andru and Johanna rivers.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 12, reference number 594
Alternate names   Ambul, Palik
Dialects  In a dialect chain with Gimi [gip] and Aiklep [mwg].
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  Positive attitude.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MACKENZIE, Bonnie; SPENCER, Juliann; VAN COTT, Sara, authors. 2011. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of Ambul."  Available online