Ontong Java

OJV

developing

Alternate Names: Leuangiua, Lord Howe, Luangiua, Luaniua

Dialects: Luangiua, Pelau. Reportedly similar to Sikaiana ,, Takuu ,, and Nukumanu , in Papua New Guinea.

Genealogy:

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Oceanic

Central-Eastern Oceanic

Remote Oceanic

Central Pacific

East Fijian-Polynesian

Polynesian

Nuclear

Samoic-Outlier

Ellicean

Demographics: 2,370 (1999 SIL).

Language Use: All ages. Also use English [eng].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50% literate. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1998.

Typology: VSO, SVO.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Solomon Islands