Takuu language

Not to be confused with the Mortlockese language.
Takuu
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionTakuu (Mortlock atoll)
Native speakers
1,800 (2003)
Language codes
ISO 639-3nho
Glottologtaku1257

Takuu, also known as Mortlock, is an Ellicean language spoken on Takuu Atoll near Bougainville Island. It is closely related to Nukumanu and Nukuria, spoken from Papua New Guinea to Ontong Java and Sikaiana on the Solomon Islands.

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