Ronji language

Ronji
Ronji
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Madang–Morobe
Native speakers	450 (2003)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic Ngero–Vitiaz Roinji–Nenaya Ronji; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	roe
Glottolog	ronj1237

Last updated January 02, 2026

Ronji is a minor Austronesian language of northern Papua New Guinea.

Locations

Ronji is spoken in two villages, one in Morobe Province and one in Madang Province:^[2]^[3]

Roinji village ( 5°51′25″S146°47′42″E / 5.856964°S 146.795048°E / -5.856964; 146.795048 (Roinji) ), Wasu Rural LLG, Morobe Province
Gali village ( 5°47′50″S146°43′21″E / 5.797196°S 146.722531°E / -5.797196; 146.722531 (Gali) ), Bonga ward, Rai Coast Rural LLG, Madang Province

References

↑ Ronji at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
↑ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.

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[e18-1] Ronji at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Ethnologue22-PNG-2] Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.

[UN-PNG-3] United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.

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