Edolo language

Papuan language of Papua New Guinea
Edolo
RegionPapua New Guinea
EthnicityEtoro people
Native speakers
1,700[1] (2000 census)
Language family
Trans–New Guinea
  • Bosavi
    • Beami–Edolo
      • Edolo
Language codes
ISO 639-3etr
Glottologedol1239

Edolo (Etoro) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea, spoken by the Etoro people. As of 2015, there were 300 monolingual speakers.[1] It is part of the Bosavi branch of the Trans–New Guinea language family.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Edolo language at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Shaw, R.D. "The Bosavi language family". In Laycock, D., Seiler, W., Bruce, L., Chlenov, M., Shaw, R.D., Holzknecht, S., Scott, G., Nekitel, O., Wurm, S.A., Goldman, L. and Fingleton, J. editors, Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 24. A-70:45-76. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1986. doi:10.15144/PL-A70.45
  3. ^ Pawley, Andrew; Hammarström, Harald (2018). "The Trans New Guinea family". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 21–195. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
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Official languages
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languagesOther Papuan
languages
Angan
Awin–Pa
Binanderean
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Chimbu–Wahgi
New Ireland
Duna–Pogaya
East Kutubuan
East Strickland
Engan
Eleman
Ok–Oksapmin
Teberan
Tirio
Turama–Kikorian
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