Miu

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: mpo
Alternate Names: Myu
Population: 395 (2000 D. Tryon). Ethnic population: 1,250.
Location:: West New Britain province: Gimi Rauto district, southwest interior.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Arawe-Pasismanua, Pasismanua
Dialects: Miu treated as a dialect of Kaulong [pss] by Wurm and Hattori.
Typology: SVO; some minor affixation.
Language Use: Not endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%. NT: 2003.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Miu
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: People live in hamlets of 1 or 2 families. Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: West New Britain province: Gimi Rauto district, southwest interior.