Orokolo language

Orokolo
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Ihu Rural LLG, Gulf Province
Native speakers	50,000 (2010)[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Eleman nuclear Eleman Western Orokolo; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	oro
Glottolog	orok1267

Orokolo is a Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Ihu Rural LLG, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea by about 50,000 people (2010). Alternate names are Bailala, Haira, Kaipi, Kairu-Kaura, Muro, Muru, Vailala, and West Elema.[2] It is spoken in various villages, including Vailala (7.945571°S 145.427676°E / -7.945571; 145.427676 (Vailala East No.1)).[3]

External links

Materials on Orokolo are included in the open access Arthur Capell collection (AC1) and Tom Dutton (TD1) collection held by Paradisec.

Orokolo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.

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