| Olo | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Sandaun Province |
Native speakers | 14,000 (2003)[1] |
Torricelli
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ong |
| Glottolog | oloo1241 |
| ELP | Olo |
Olo (Orlei) is a non-Austronesian, Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. The language is spoken in 55 villages, from the Aitape Township (north) to the Sandaun Province (south), and is at risk of going extinct.[1] Olo is believed to be a Goal Oriented Activation language, meaning the speaker chooses their words with an idea of what they are trying to achieve with the listener in mind,[2] this has been labeled as referential theory. Referential theory has been divided into four groupings, all of which come with disadvantages, recency, episodes, prominence, and memorial activation.
