Ethnologue

Heyo

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Arima, Arinua, Arinwa, Lolopani, Ruruhip, Wan Wan, Wanib

Population

2,710 (2000 census). 270 monolinguals.

Location

East Sepik province: Aumbunti Dreikker district; Sandaun province: Nuku district.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 60% with Yahang [rhp].

Typology

SVO.

Language Use

Used by all. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. A few also use English [eng].

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Yahang [rhp] is also called Ruruhip. Traditional religion, Christian.