Loniu

LOS

vigorous

Alternate Names: Lonio, Ndroku

Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Bipi ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Admiralty Islands
Eastern
Manus
Mokoreng-Loniu

Demographics: 460 (1977 P. Lincoln). Ethnic population: 660.

Language Use: Most domains. All ages. Also use Lele [lle], Papitalai [pat]. Used as L2 by Papitalai [pat].

Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.

Typology: SVO.

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea