Ronji
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 450 (2003 SIL). |
| Region | Madang and Morobe provinces (1 village in each Province), north coast of Huon Peninsula, northwest of Wasu, north-northwest of Sapmanga, southeast of Saidor. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 11, reference number 501 |
| Alternate names | Gali, Roinji |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 67% with Mato [met], 46% with Karnai [bbv], 45% with Malasanga [mqz], 44% with Arop-Lokep [apr], 33% with Sio [xsi], 28% with Mutu [tuc]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Roinji-Nenaya |
| Comments | Mato [met] schools operate in both villages. SVO. Swidden agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion. |
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