Ronji

ROE

vigorous

Alternate Names: Gali, Roinji

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 54% with Mato ,, 36% with Pano ,, 36% with Karnai ,, 33% with Arop-Lokep ,, 33% with Sio ,, 28% with Mutu , 28% with Malalamai ,, 24% with Gitua ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
North New Guinea
Ngero-Vitiaz
Vitiaz
Roinji-Nenaya

Demographics: 450 (2003 SIL).

Typology: SVO.

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.