Malol language

Malol is an Austronesian language of the Malol village area in Mainyen ward, West Aitape Rural LLG, coastal Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. Malol is spoken by an estimated 4,600 speakers.

Features

Malol has 5 vowels and 14 consonants. Grammatically, the language uses SVO constituent order. Its closest relative is Sissano, of which it was considered a dialect until around 2005.