Orokaiva ( Ehija, Etija ) is a Papuan language spoken by the people of Orokaiva in 200 villages in the territory of the city of Popondetta of Oro province in Papua New Guinea.
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Country | Papua New Guinea |
Regions | Oro |
Official status | English, Tokipin, Hiri-Motu |
Total number of speakers | 35,000 (2000) |
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Writing | Latin |
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ISO 639-1 | - |
ISO 639-2 | - |
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The language of the Orokaai has dialects of Kokoda, Kharava, Etijah (Sose, Koche), Echija (Ifan, Ihan), also similar to Aeka ( Aeka, Ajeka ) and Hunjara-Kain-ke languages.