Duke of York language (historically classified variably)

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The Duke of York language is an Oceanic language of Papua New Guinea spoken primarily on the Duke of York Islands in the Bismarck Archipelago.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Oceanic language
country Papua New Guinea
endangermentStatus vulnerable (approximate)
ethnologueCode dud
geographicDistribution small island communities between New Britain and New Ireland
glottocode duke1239
glottologName Duke of York NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Duke of York NERFINISHED
Duke of York (Papua New Guinea) NERFINISHED
Duke of York Island language NERFINISHED
Duke of York Islands language NERFINISHED
hasDomain traditional culture of Duke of York Islands
hasISO639-3Code dud
hasLinguisticArea Bismarck Archipelago linguistic area
hasLinguisticResource descriptive notes in Oceanic linguistics literature
hasPhylum Austronesian NERFINISHED
hasSubclassificationHistory historically classified variably within Oceanic
sometimes grouped in Meso-Melanesian cluster
sometimes grouped in Western Oceanic
hasTypologicalFeature SVO basic word order
moderately small phoneme inventory (typical Oceanic)
phonemic vowel length not distinctive (reported)
prepositional language
isPartOf Meso-Melanesian linkage NERFINISHED
isRelatedTo Kuanua language NERFINISHED
Other Bismarck Archipelago Oceanic languages
Ramoaaina language NERFINISHED
Tolai language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageSubfamily Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
languageSubgroup Meso-Melanesian languages NERFINISHED
Oceanic languages
locatedIn Bismarck Sea area NERFINISHED
Melanesia
macroArea Papunesia
region Islands Region of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
New Britain region NERFINISHED
spokenBy Duke of York Islander communities
inhabitants of Duke of York Islands
spokenIn Bismarck Archipelago NERFINISHED
Duke of York Islands NERFINISHED
East New Britain Province NERFINISHED
usedAlongside English
Tok Pisin NERFINISHED
usedFor daily communication
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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New Georgia languages hasMember Duke of York language (historically classified variably)