Tomoip

Print

Primary tabs

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
tqp
Alternate Names
Tomoive, Tomoyp, Tumie, Tumuip
User Population

2,000 (2002 SIL).

Location

East New Britain province: Pomio district, Waterfall Bay to Wide Bay and interior; West New Britain province: Talasea district, inland from Open bay, small border area.

Language Maps
Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, Tomoip
Language Use

Also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Sulka [sua].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tomoip
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 2002.