Takuu language

Takuu
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionTakuu (Mortlock atoll)
Native speakers
1,800 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nho
Glottologtaku1257
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Takuu (also Mortlock, Taku, Tau, or Tauu) is a Polynesian language from the Ellicean group spoken on the atoll of Takuu, near Bougainville Island. It is very closely related to Nukumanu and Nukuria from Papua New Guinea and to Ontong Java and Sikaiana from Solomon Islands.[1]

  1. ^ a b Takuu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)