Miu

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
mpo
Alternate Names
Myu
User Population

395 (2000 D. Tryon). Ethnic population: 1,250.

Location

West New Britain province: Gimi Rauto district, southwest interior.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Arawe-Pasismanua, Pasismanua
Dialects

Miu treated as a dialect of Kaulong [pss] by Wurm and Hattori.

Typology

SVO; some minor affixation.

Language Use

Not endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%. NT: 2003.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Miu
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

People live in hamlets of 1 or 2 families. Traditional religion, Christian.