Tumleo is an

Austronesian language The Austronesian languages ( ) are a language family widely spoken throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, parts of Mainland Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and Taiwan (by Taiwanese indigenous peoples). They are spoken b ...

of coastal

Sandaun Province Sandaun Province (formerly West Sepik Province) is the northwesternmost mainland Provinces of Papua New Guinea, province of Papua New Guinea (also known as home of the sunset). It covers an area of 35,920 km2 (13868 m2) and has a population ...

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, on

Tumleo Island Tumleo or Tumeleo is a populated island off the northern coast of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, in East Aitape Rural LLG East Aitape Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. Arapesh and Schouten ...

() and the Aitape coast in

East Aitape Rural LLG East Aitape Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. Arapesh and Schouten languages are spoken in this LLG. Wards *03. Poltulul *04. Tales-Iambu *05. Tumeleo *06. Ali *07. Seleo *08. Poro *09. Lu ...

External links

* Paradisec ha
a number of collections with materials in Tumleo language

References

Schouten languages Languages of Sandaun Province {{NNGuinea-lang-stub