Hoyahoya

HHY

threatened

Alternate Names: Hoiahoia, Hoya Hoya, Matakaia Hoyahoya

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 52% with Minanibai ,, 52% with Mubami ,, 59% with Foia Foia ,, 71% with Hoia Hoia ,.

Genealogy:

Trans-New Guinea
Inland Gulf
Minanibai

Demographics: 95 (2000 census), decreasing.

Language Use: All domains. 100% also use Bamu [bcf]. Possibly shifting.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea