Ethnologue

Loniu

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Lonio, Ndroku

Population

780 (2000 census). Ethnic population: 660.

Location

Manus province: Lolak and Loniu villages on Los Negros island south coast.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Bipi [biq].

Typology

SVO.

Language Use

Most domains. All ages. Also use Lele [lle], Papitalai [pat]. Used as L2 by Papitalai [pat].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources