Sio language
E619335
The Sio language is an Austronesian language spoken by coastal communities in Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea, belonging to the Huon Gulf subgroup.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| branch | Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationNote | belongs to the Huon Gulf subgroup of Oceanic within Austronesian ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| family | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| geneticClassification |
Austronesian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huon Gulf subgroup NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceanic ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | coastal villages along the Huon Gulf in Morobe Province ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sîo ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | likely agglutinative morphology ⓘ |
| hasSpeakers | several thousand speakers (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasTypology | likely SVO basic word order ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | xsi ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
|
| languageStatus |
local language
ⓘ
minority language ⓘ |
| location | Huon Gulf area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages | other Huon Gulf languages ⓘ |
| region | Morobe Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | coastal communities in Morobe Province ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Morobe Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroup | Huon Gulf subgroup ⓘ |
| usedFor | everyday communication in Sio-speaking communities ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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