Ontong Java | Ethnologue

A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639: ojv
Alternate Names: Leuangiua, Lord Howe, Luaniua
Autonym: Luangiua
Population: 2,370 (1999 SIL).
Location:: Malaita province: Luangiua atoll, Lord Howe island; 210 km from Santa Isabel island.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Ellicean
Dialects: Luangiua, Pelau. Reportedly similar to Sikaiana [sky], Takuu [nho], and Nukumanu [nuq] in Papua New Guinea.
Typology: VSO, SVO.
Language Use: Used by all. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1998.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ontong Java
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Malaita province: Luangiua atoll, Lord Howe island; 210 km from Santa Isabel island.