Takuu
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 1,750 (2003 SIL). |
| Region | Bougainville Province, Atolls District, northeast of Bougainville, Takuu Atoll, Mortlock village. |
| Alternate names | Mortlock, Taku, Tau, Tauu |
| Dialects | Distinct from Nukumanu [nuq] and Nukuria [nur] in Papua New Guinea and Ontong Java [ojv] and Sikaiana [sky] in Solomon Islands, although very closely related. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Ellicean |
| Language use | Most domains. Positive attitude. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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