Miniafia Oyan

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A language of Papua New Guinea

Alternate Names

Arifama-Miniafia, Miniafia-Arifama

Miniafia

User Population

3,470 (2000).

Oro province: Tufi district, Cape Nelson and Collingwood Bay, 4 coastal locations. 20 to 25 villages.

Language Maps

Papua New Guinea, Map 17

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Are-Taupota, Are

Arifama, Miniafia. Lexical similarity: 39% with Ubir [ubr].

SOV.

Also use English [eng]. Also use Hiri Motu [hmo].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 10%. NT: 2009.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Miniafia Oyan

Latin script [Latn].