Ontenu

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
ont
Alternate Names
Ontena
User Population

3,000 (1996 SIL).

Location

Eastern Highlands province: Kainantu district.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Kainantu, Gadsup-Auyana-Awa
Dialects

Potentially a dialect of Gadsup [gaj].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Adults only. All shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ontenu