Aruop language explained

Aruop
Also Known As:Srenge
Nativename:Lauisaranga
States:Papua New Guinea
Region:Sandaun Province

6 villages

Speakers:800
Date:2004
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Torricelli
Fam2:Palei
Iso3:lsr
Glotto:aruo1240
Glottorefname:Srenge

Aruop is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. Speakers of the language call the language Srenge or Lawu Srenge, where lawu is the Srenge word for 'language'. Speakers of surrounding languages call the language Aruop, which is the Srenge word for no, following a common convention in the region of using the word for 'no' in a language as a name for that language. Documentation of Srenge is currently underway by Matthew S. Dryer and Lea Brown of the University at Buffalo.