Nukeria

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
nur
Alternate Names
Fead, Nahoa, Nuguria, Nukuria
User Population

500 (Davletshin 2017). 170 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 500 (Davletshin 2017).

Location

Bougainville province: Atolls district, north of Bougainville island, Nukuria atoll and Puhuria island; Buka island.

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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

Nukeria.

Language Use

Used by all. Some also use English [eng] (Davletshin 2017). Some also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Davletshin 2017).

Language Development

Bible portions: 2018.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nukeria
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Distinct from Takuu [nho] and Nukumanu [nuq] in Papua New Guinea and Sikaiana [sky] and Luangiua (Ontong Java [ojv]) in Solomon Islands. Christian.