Native to Papua New Guinea ISO 639-3 uvl | Native speakers 5,500 (2004) Glottolog lote1237 | |
Region East New Britain Province, Pomio District, southeast coast and inland near Cape Dampier. Language family Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
Ngero–Vitiaz
Mengen
Lote | ||
Lote (also known as Lohote) is an Austronesian language spoken by about 6,000 people who live around Cape Dampier on the south coast of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. The language was earlier known as Uvol, after the name of a local river, where the first wharf and later airstrip were built.
References
Lote language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA