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Lou language (Austronesian)

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Native to
  
Native speakers
  
1,000 (1994)

Glottolog
  
louu1245

Region
  
ISO 639-3
  
loj

Language family
  
AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianOceanicAdmiralty IslandsEastern Admiralty IslandsSoutheast Admiralty IslandsLou

Lou is a Southeast Admiralty Islands language spoken on Lou Island of Manus Province, Papua New Guinea by 1,000 people.

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Dialects

There are three dialects. The main dialect is Rei.

Grammar

Lou has thirteen consonants and seven vowels. It is an nominative–accusative language and has SVO word order.

References

Lou language (Austronesian) Wikipedia


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