Arop-Sissano

APS

developing

Alternate Names: Arop

Dialects: None known. Related to Sissano ,, Malol ,, and Sera ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
North New Guinea
Schouten
Siau

Demographics: 1,150 (1998 SIL).

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Bible portions: 1988–2011.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: 863 people killed in July 1998 tsunami.