Ethnologue

Arhö

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Aro

Population

10 (Wurm 2000), decreasing. Ethnic population: 350.

Location

North and South provinces: Cradji, Nékliai, and Poya on west coast.

Language Maps

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Arhö and Arhâ [aqr] are very closely related to each other and to Ajië [aji], but are mutually unintelligible (de la Fontinelle 1976).

Typology

Tonal.

Language Use

Also use Ajië [aji].

Language Resources

Other Comments

Different from Arhâ [aqr]. Christian.