Lote language

Lote language

Infobox Language
name=Lote
states=Papua New Guinea
region=East New Britain Province, Pomio District, southeast coast and inland near Cape Dampier.
latd=5 |latm=57 |latNS=S
longd=150 |longm=54 |longEW=E
speakers=5,500 (2004 SIL).
iso3=uvl
familycolor=Austronesian
fam1=Austronesian
fam2=Malayo-Polynesian
fam3=Central-Eastern M.-P.
fam4=Eastern M.-P.
fam5=Oceanic
fam6=Western Oceanic
fam7=North New Guinea
fam8=Ngero-Vitiaz
fam9=Vitiaz
fam10=Mengen
notice=nonotice

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

Pearson, Greg, with René van den Berg. 2008. "Lote Grammar Sketch." Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages, vol. 54. Ukarumpa: SIL-PNG Academic Publications.

[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=uvl Ethnologue entry for Lote]


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