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APR ISO 639-3

Arop-Lokep

Arop-Lokep Autonym

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Arop-Lukep, Lukep, Moromiranga, Siasi, Siassi, Tolokiwa
Autonym
Arop-Lokep
Population
4,500 (D’Jernes 2013), increasing. Few monolinguals.
Location:
Madang province: Saidor district, Long and Crown islands (Arop dialect); Morobe province: Siassi district, Tolokiwa island and northwest tip of Umboi island (Lokep dialect). Vitiaz Strait, Siassi chain, 4 islands.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Korap
Dialects
Arop (Poono), Lokep (Lokewe, Lukep).
Typology
SVO; noun head initial; dual number; no articles; verb affixes mark person and number; 14 consonants and 6 vowels; inclusive/exclusive pronouns; alienable/inalienable possession.
Language Use
Vigorous. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Taught in primary schools. Literature. NT: 2013.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Arop-Lokep
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Different from Arop-Sissano [aps] in Sandaun Province.

Also Spoken in

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Location: Madang province: Saidor district, Long and Crown islands (Arop dialect); Morobe province: Siassi district, Tolokiwa island and northwest tip of Umboi island (Lokep dialect). Vitiaz Strait, Siassi chain, 4 islands.