Orokaiva is a
Papuan language
The Papuan languages are the non- Austronesian and non- Australian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands, by around 4 million people. It is a strictly ge ...
spoken in the "tail" of
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
.
Varieties
Orokaiva is spoken in 200 villages around
Popondetta in
Oro Province
Oro Province, formerly (and officially still) Northern Province, is a coastal province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Popondetta. The province covers 22,800 km2, and has 176,206 inhabitants (2011 census). The province shares l ...
.
Hunjara is spoken in
Kokoda Rural LLG
Kokoda Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.
Wards
*01. Asimba
*02. Kovelo
*04. Saga
*06. Iora Lss Blocks
*07. Kebara
*08. Abuari
*09. Alola
*10. Waju
*11. Hangiri
*12. Ambene
*13. Ilimo
*14. Hamara
*15. ...
of
Oro Province
Oro Province, formerly (and officially still) Northern Province, is a coastal province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Popondetta. The province covers 22,800 km2, and has 176,206 inhabitants (2011 census). The province shares l ...
.
Aeka is spoken in
Tamata Rural LLG of
Oro Province
Oro Province, formerly (and officially still) Northern Province, is a coastal province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Popondetta. The province covers 22,800 km2, and has 176,206 inhabitants (2011 census). The province shares l ...
.
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References
External links
Humotepain-Ari te Giu, Prayers and Offices in Orokaiva (1953)
Digitized by Richard Mammana
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Languages of Oro Province
Greater Binanderean languages
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