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Lou

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: loj

Population	1,000 (1994 SIL).
Region	Manus Province, Lou Island.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 1, reference number 24
Dialects	Rei. 3 very similar dialects. Rei is dominant.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Admiralty Islands, Eastern, Southeast Islands
Language use	Also use Baluan-Pam [blq] or Titan [ttv].
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Different from Torricelli [tei] (Lou) in East Sepik Province or Tate (Lou) in Gulf Province. SVO.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

KELIWIN, Sassah; PWAKA, Solok; STUTZMAN, Robert, compilers; STUTZMAN, Verna, editor. 2012. Lou - English Dictionary.  

STUTZMAN, Verna, author. 1997. A study of the Lou verb phrase.

STUTZMAN, Verna, compiler. 1992. Lou Organised Phonology Data.