Au | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: avt
Autonym: Au
Population: 8,000 (2000 census). 1,600 monolinguals.
Location:: Sandaun province: Lumi district, Torricelli mountain foothills. 19 villages.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Torricelli, Wapei-Palei, Wapei
Typology: SVO; extensive agreement system.
Language Use: Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1982.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Au
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Sandaun province: Lumi district, Torricelli mountain foothills. 19 villages.