Ontong Java language
The Ontong Java is a Polynesian language located on the Ontong Java Atoll, also known as the Luangiua Atoll or Lord Howe island, of the Solomon Islands. There are two dialects that are also spoken on the island; which are Luangiua and Pelau. Ontong Java is commonly used by all speakers, young and old. There is approximately 2,370 residents of Ontong Java Atoll and has approximately 2,400 speakers living on the atoll.Classification
Ontong Java is closely related to the Ellicean languages of Polynesia. Which is also a closely related language of Sikaiana, Takuu, and Nukumanu in Papua New Guinea.Phonology
The phoneme inventory of this language is poorly studied, and many sources have conflicting phoneme inventories.
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal |
| Nasal | | | | |
| Plosive | | | | |
| Fricative | | | | |
| Lateral | | | | |
An older source lists two additional vowels, and.
Grammar
Ontong Java word order is normally VSO and SVO created through the Ontong Java community.
