OLAC resources in and about the Olo language

ISO 639-3: ong

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

• Primary texts
• Lexical resources
• Language descriptions
• Other resources about the language
• Other resources in the language

Other known names and dialect names: North Olo, Orlei, Pay, Payi, South Olo, Wape, Wapi

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Primary texts

1. ONLINEOlo Malol (Salaw). Malcolm Ross (compiler). 1980. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:MR1-073
2. ONLINEOlo Genesis Translation. The Long Now Foundation. 1989. Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_ong_gen-1

Lexical resources

1. ONLINECrúbadán language data for Olo. Kevin Scannell. 2018. The Crúbadán Project. oai:crubadan.org:ong
2. ONLINEOlo Swadesh List. n.a. n.d. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_ong_swadesh-1
3. ONLINEtransnewguinea.org Resources for Olo. Simon J. Greenhill (editor). 2025. transnewguinea.org (transnewguinea.org). oai:transnewguinea.org:ong.1551

Language descriptions

1. ONLINEGlottolog 5.3 Resources for Olo. n.a. 2026. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:oloo1241
2. ONLINENotebook C1: Selected Research Papers of Don Laycock on Languages in Papua New Guinea. Don Laycock (compiler); Don Laycock (researcher). n.d. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:DL2-001
3. ONLINENotebook D2: Selected Research Papers of Don Laycock on Languages in Papua New Guinea: Tomleo, Ali-yakamul (Kap), Olo, Valman, Mori=Fas, Sumo, One, Fas, Aruek. Don Laycock (compiler). n.d. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:DL2-013
4. ONLINENotebook D8: Selected Research Papers of Don Laycock on Languages in Papua New Guinea: Ali, Kalou, Pasi, Olo. Don Laycock (compiler). n.d. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:DL2-019
5. ONLINEOlo Language Materials. McGregor, Donald E. and McGregor, Aileen R. F. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:1093
6. ONLINEReferent Management in Olo: A Cognitive Perspective. Staley, William E. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:2770
7. ONLINEOlo Dictionary. Staley, William E. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:2771
8. ONLINETheoretical implications of Olo verb reduplication. Staley, William. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:3017
9. ONLINEOlo Organised Phonology Data. n.a. 2011. SIL International. oai:sil.org:42283
10. Olo Verbs and Their Morphology. Staley, William. 1990. SIL International. oai:sil.org:60409
11. Moods and Aspects of Olo. Staley, William. 1990. SIL International. oai:sil.org:60505
12. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Olo. n.a. 2026. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:olo

Other resources about the language

1. Olo language materials. McGregor, Donald E. 1982. Pacific linguistics. Series D ; no. 42. oai:gial.edu:25038
2. Orthography and phonology database : Islands and Momase Regions. Hemmilä, Ritva; Summer Institute of Linguistics. Papua New Guinea Branch. 1998. Data papers on Papua New Guinea languages ; v. 43. oai:gial.edu:28265
3. ONLINEReferent management in Olo : a cognitive perspective. Stanley, William E. 2007. Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics Library. oai:gial.edu:28696
4. Surrey Person Syncretism Database. Baerman, Matthew. 2002. University of Surrey. oai:surrey.smg.surrey.ac.uk:personsyncretism
5. ONLINEOlo: a language of Papua New Guinea. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:ong
6. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Olo. Damir Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2017-09-27. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_ong
7. ONLINEReferent management in Olo: a cognitive perspective. Staley, William. 2007. SIL International. oai:sil.org:9278
8. Referent management in Olo: a cognitive perspective. Staley, William. 1995. SIL International. oai:sil.org:10055
9. ONLINEThe multiple processes of Olo verb reduplication. Staley, William. 1996. SIL International. oai:sil.org:22908
10. ONLINETheoretical implications of Olo verb reduplication. Staley, William. 1994. SIL International. oai:sil.org:23176

Other resources in the language

1. ONLINEOrthography and phonology database : Islands and Momase Regions. Hemmilä, Ritva. 1998. Data papers on Papua New Guinea languages ; v. 43. oai:pacific.library.manoa.hawaii.edu:1785922

Other known names and dialect names: North Olo, Orlei, Pay, Payi, South Olo, Wape, Wapi

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