Miu

MPO

developing

Alternate Names: Myu

Dialects: Miu treated as a dialect of Kaulong , by Wurm and Hattori.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
North New Guinea
Ngero-Vitiaz
Vitiaz
Southwest New Britain
Arawe-Pasismanua
Pasismanua

Demographics: 395 (2000 D. Tryon). Ethnic population: 1,250.

Language Use: Not endangered (2000 D. Tryon). All ages.

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%. NT: 2003.

Typology: SVO; some minor affixation.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: People live in hamlets of 1 or 2 families. Traditional religion, Christian.