Loniu

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: los
Alternate Names: Lonio, Ndroku
Population: 780 (2000 census). Ethnic population: 660.
Location:: Manus province: Lolak and Loniu villages on Los Negros island south coast.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Admiralty Islands, Eastern, Manus, Mokoreng-Loniu
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Bipi [biq].
Typology: SVO.
Language Use: Most domains. Used by all. Also use Koro [kxr]. Also use Lele [lle]. Used as L2 by Koro [kxr].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.

Location: Manus province: Lolak and Loniu villages on Los Negros island south coast.