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Arop-Lokep

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: apr

Population	3,020 (2000 census), increasing. Few monolinguals.
Region	Vitiaz Strait, Siassi chain, 4 islands. Arop on Long Island and Crown Island, Madang Province, Saidor District; Lokep on Tolokiwa Island and the northwest tip of Umboi Island, Morobe Province, Siassi District.
Language maps	Papua New Guinea, Map 11, reference number 512 Papua New Guinea, Map 12, reference number 512
Alternate names	Arop-Lukep, Lukep, Moromiranga, Siasi, Siassi, Tolokiwa
Dialects	Arop (Poono), Lokep (Lukep, Lokewe).
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Korap
Language use	Vigorous. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Taught in primary schools. Bible portions: 1990–1993.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Different from Arop-Sissano [aps] in Sandaun Province. SVO.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

D’JERNES, Jeffrey; RAYMOND, Mary, authors. 2005. "Phonology essentials Arop-Lokep language."  

D’JERNES, Lucille, author. 2002. "Arop-Lokep."

D'JERNES, Jeff; D'JERNES, Sissie, compilers. 1992. Arop Organised Phonology Data.  

PARKER, Stephen G., editor. 2005. Phonological descriptions of Papua New Guinea languages.

PARKER, Stephen G.; RAYMOND, Mary, authors. 2005. "Initial and medial geminate trills in Arop-Lokep."

Vernacular Publications

Betanga ke HIV inbe AIDS. 2006.