Nukumanu

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
nuq
Alternate Names
Tasman
Autonym
Nukumanu
User Population

750 (2015 SIL).

Location

Bougainville province: Atolls district, Nukumanu atoll.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Ellicean
Dialects

Nukumanu. Tryon (2001) says distinct from Takuu [nho] (Nukuria) in Papua New Guinea and Ontong Java [ojv] in Solomon Islands. Speakers have contact with Luangiua.

Language Use

Not endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Used by all. Many also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Feinberg 2009). Also use English [eng] (Feinberg 2009).

Language Development

Videos. NT: 2013.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nukumanu
Writing

Latin script [Latn].