Arop-Lokep

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
apr
Alternate Names
Arop-Lukep, Lukep, Moromiranga, Siasi, Siassi, Tolokiwa
Autonym
Arop-Lokep
User Population

4,500 (D’Jernes 2013), increasing. Few monolinguals.

Location

Madang province: Saidor district, Long and Crown islands (Arop dialect); Morobe province: Siassi district, Tolokiwa island and northwest tip of Umboi island (Lokep dialect). Vitiaz Strait, Siassi chain, 4 islands.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Korap
Dialects

Arop (Poono), Lokep (Lokewe, Lukep).

Typology

SVO; noun head initial; dual number; no articles; verb affixes mark person and number; 14 consonants and 6 vowels; inclusive/exclusive pronouns; alienable/inalienable possession.

Language Use

Vigorous. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Literature. NT: 2013.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Arop-Lokep
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Different from Arop-Sissano [aps] in Sandaun Province.