Oya’oya

OYY

vigorous

Alternate Names: Daiomuni, Kuiaro, Loani, Simagahi

Dialects: Dialect subgroup. Reportedly similar to Unubahe ,. Lexical similarity: 61% with Wagawaga ,, 46% with Saliba ,, 31% with Tawala ,, 48% with Buhutu ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
Papuan Tip
Nuclear
Suauic

Demographics: 370 (1990 census).

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: No schools. Children travel by boat to various offshore islands for school.