Oya’oya
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 370 (1990 census). |
| Region | Milne Bay Province, Samarai-Murua District, Bwanabwana Local Government Area, southeast tip of Papuan mainland facing China Strait. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 812 |
| Alternate names | Daiomuni, Kuiaro, Loani, Simagahi |
| Dialects | A dialect subgroup. Lexical similarity: 61% with Wagawaga [wgw], 46% with Saliba [sbe], 31% with Tawala [tbo], 48% with Buhutu [bxh]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, Suauic |
| Comments | No schools. Children travel by boat to various offshore islands for school. |
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