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A language of Papua New Guinea

User Population

110 (Smith 2015). Ethnic population: 510 (Smith 2015).

Location

Bougainville province: northeast coast.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Language Use

Adults only. All shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi] (Smith 2015). Some also use Rotokas [roo] (Smith 2015). Some also use Torau [ttu] (Smith 2015). A few also use Motuna [siw] (Smith 2015). A few also use Teop [tio] (Smith 2015). A few also use Terei [buo] (Smith 2015). A few also use Tinputz [tpz] (Smith 2015).