Ontong Java language

E860703

The Ontong Java language is a Polynesian outlier language spoken by the inhabitants of Ontong Java Atoll in the Solomon Islands.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ontong Java language canonical 3

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Polynesian language
natural language
country Solomon Islands
endangeredStatus vulnerable language
ethnicity Ontong Java people
hasAlternativeName Lord Howe language
Luangiua
linked to: Luaniua

Ontong Java
hasDialects Luangiua dialect
Pelau dialect
hasPhonologicalFeature typical Polynesian five-vowel system
hasSuperstrateContact English
Solomon Islands Pijin
hasWordOrder SVO word order
ISO639-3Code ojv
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages
Oceanic languages
Polynesian languages
neighboringLanguages Nukumanu language
Sikaiana language
Takuu language
partOf Polynesian outlier languages
linked to: Polynesian outliers
region Melanesia
Southwest Pacific
spokenIn Ontong Java Atoll
Solomon Islands
subclassOf Malayo-Polynesian language
Oceanic language
Polynesian outlier language
usedFor daily communication on Ontong Java Atoll
traditional oral literature
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ontong Java Atoll language Ontong Java language
Takuu language sharesLexicalSimilarityWith Ontong Java language
Luaniua Island hasLanguage Ontong Java language