Loniu language
Loniu | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Los Negros Island, Manus Province |
Native speakers | unknown (460 cited 1977)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
los |
Glottolog |
loni1238 [2] |
Loniu is an Austronesian language spoken on Los Negros Island, immediately east of Manus Island in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea.
References
- Hamel, Patricia J. (1994). A grammar and lexicon of Loniu, Papua New Guinea. Pacific Linguistics C-103. Canberra: The Australian National University. 275 pp.
- Hamel, Patricia J. (1993). Serial verbs in Loniu and an evolving preposition. Oceanic Linguistics 32:111–132.