Arhö

A language of New Caledonia

ISO 639: aok
Alternate Names: Aro
Population: 10 (Wurm 2000), decreasing. Ethnic population: 350.
Location:: North and South provinces: Cradji, Nékliai, and Poya on west coast.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, New Caledonian, Southern, South, Wailic
Dialects: None known. Arhö and Arhâ [aqr] are very closely related to each other and to Ajië [aji], but are mutually unintelligible (de la Fontinelle 1976).
Typology: Tonal.
Language Use: Shifted to Ajië [aji].
Other Comments: Different from Arhâ [aqr]. Christian.

Location: North and South provinces: Cradji, Nékliai, and Poya on west coast.