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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
lio
Alternate Names
Moar
User Population

11 (2005 SIL), decreasing. Ethnic population: 320.

Location

Papua province: Sarmi regency, Sarmi sub-district, Liki and Nirumoar islands.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Sarmi-Jayapura Bay, Sarmi
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Sobei [sob].

Language Use

Older adults only. Most shifted to Indonesian [ind]. Most shifted to Papuan Malay [pmy].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Liki