Lou language (Austronesian)

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

Lou
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionManus Province
Native speakers
(1,000 cited 1994)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3loj
Glottologlouu1245

Dialects

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There are three dialects. The main dialect is Rei.

Grammar

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Lou has thirteen consonants and seven vowels. It is a nominative–accusative language and has subject–verb–object (SVO) word order.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lou at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Stutzman, Verna (1997). A Study of the Lou Verb Phrase (MA thesis). University of Manitoba. hdl:1993/1324.
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