Rotokas language
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"Rotokas" redirects here. For other uses, see Rotokas (disambiguation).
Rotokas is a North Bougainville language spoken by about 4,320 people on the island of Bougainville, an island located to the east of New Guinea, which is part of Papua New Guinea. According to Allen and Hurd (1963), there are three identified dialects: Central Rotokas ("Rotokas Proper"), Aita Rotokas, and Pipipaia; with a further dialect spoken in Atsilima (Atsinima) village with an unclear status.[3] Central Rotokas is most notable for its extremely small phonemic inventory and for having perhaps the smallest modern alphabet.[4]
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Rotokas | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Bougainville |
Native speakers | (4,300 cited 1981)[1] |
North Bougainville
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Latin (Rotokas alphabet) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | roo |
Glottolog | roto1249 |
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