Lote language
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Lote is an Austronesian language spoken by about 6,000 people who live around Cape Dampier on the south coast of New Britain
in Papua New Guinea
. The language was earlier known as Uvol, after the name of a local river where the first wharf and later airstrip were built.
New Britain
New Britain, or Niu Briten, is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from the island of New Guinea by the Dampier and Vitiaz Straits and from New Ireland by St. George's Channel...
in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
. The language was earlier known as Uvol, after the name of a local river where the first wharf and later airstrip were built.