Ontong Java language
| Ontong Java | |
|---|---|
| Luangiua | |
| Native to | Solomon Islands |
| Region | Ontong Java Atoll |
Native speakers | (2,400 cited 1999) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ojv |
| Glottolog | onto1237 |
Ontong Java is a Polynesian language located on the Ontong Java Atoll (formerly Lord Howe atoll), in Solomon Islands. It has two dialects, Luangiua and Pelau, named after the two principal inhabited islands; the name Luangiua is also commonly used to refer to the Ontong Java language as a whole.
Ontong Java is commonly used by all speakers, young and old. There are approximately 2,370 residents of Ontong Java Atoll and has an estimated 2,400 speakers living on the atoll.