Au
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A language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
Autonym
Au
Population
8,000 (2000 census). 1,600 monolinguals.
Location
Sandaun province: Lumi district, Torricelli mountain foothills. 19 villages.
Language Maps
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Typology
SVO; extensive agreement system.
Language Use
Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1982.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].