AAI ISO 639-3
Miniafia Oyan
Miniafia Autonym
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- aai
- Alternate Names
- Arifama-Miniafia, Miniafia-Arifama
- Autonym
- Miniafia
- Population
- 3,470 (2000).
- Location:
- Oro province: Tufi district, Cape Nelson and Collingwood Bay, 4 coastal locations. 20 to 25 villages.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Are-Taupota, Are
- Dialects
- Arifama, Miniafia. Lexical similarity: 39% with Ubir [ubr].
- Typology
- SOV.
- Language Use
- Also use English [eng]. Also use Hiri Motu [hmo].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 10%. NT: 2009.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Miniafia Oyan
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Oro province: Tufi district, Cape Nelson and Collingwood Bay, 4 coastal locations. 20 to 25 villages.
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