Leipon

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
lek
Alternate Names
Pitilu, Pityilu
User Population

1,320 (2000 census).

Location

Manus province: Lolo village, Hauwai, Ndrilo, and Pityilu islands.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Admiralty Islands, Eastern, Manus, East
Dialects

Pafulu.

Typology

SVO.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Most children passively understand Leipon but few speak it fluently (2020 Z. O’Leary). Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi], more often than Leipon by children, and interchangeably with Leipon by adults in most domains (2020 Z. O’Leary). Also use Lele [lle].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Leipon