Miniafia Oyan

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
aai
Alternate Names
Arifama-Miniafia, Miniafia-Arifama
Population

3,470 (2000).

Location

Oro (formerly Northern) Province, Tufi district, Cape Nelson and Collingwood Bay, 4 coastal locations; 20 to 25 villages.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Are-Taupota, Are
Dialects

Arifama, Miniafia. Lexical similarity: 39% with Ubir [ubr].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Also use English [eng] or neighboring languages. Also use Hiri Motu [hmo] or neighboring languages.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 10%. NT: 2009.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Miniafia Oyan
Writing

Latin script [Latn].