Rifao

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Nimoa, Nimowa

Population

1,100 (2000 census). 440 monolinguals.

Location

Milne Bay province: Misima district, island group northwest of Sud-Est.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Saisai, Sabal, Nimowa (Nimoa). Lexical similarity: 44% with Sudest [tgo] (most similar).

Language Use

Also use Misima-Panaeati [mpx]. Used as L2 by Sudest [tgo].

Language Development

Bible portions: 1979–2016.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Half the children are in school.