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Arop-Lokep
Arop-Lokep
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Vitiaz Strait
Native speakers	(3,000 cited 2000 census)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic Ngero–Vitiaz Korap Arop-Lokep; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	apr
Glottolog	arop1243
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Arop-Lokep language

Last updated May 19, 2025

Arop-Lokep (also spelled Arop-Lukep) is an Oceanic language spoken by 3,015 people (as of 2000^[update]) on four islands in the Siassi chain in the Vitiaz Strait in Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ɨ	u
Close-mid			o
Open-mid	ɛ		ɔ
Open	a

/ɨ/ is rare.

Consonants

		Bilabial	Alveolar	Velar	Glottal
Stop	Voiceless	p	t	k	ʔ
Stop	Voiced	b	d	ɡ
Nasal		m	n	ŋ
Fricative			s
Trill			r
Lateral			l

/ʔ/ is rare.

External links

A sample of Arop-Lokep can be listened to here: http://globalrecordings.net/en/program/C16210

References

↑ Arop-Lokep at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

D'Jernes, Lucille S. (2002). "Arop-Lokep". In Lynch, John; Ross, Malcolm; Crowley, Terry (eds.). The Oceanic Languages. Richmond, Surrey, UK: Curzon Press. pp. 249–269.
Raymond, Mary; Parker, Steve (2005). "Initial and medial geminate trills in Arop-Lokep". Journal of the International Phonetic Association. 35 (1): 99–111. doi:10.1017/S002510030500188X.

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