Lote (also known as Lohote) 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.
^Lote at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^Pearson, Greg, with René van den Berg. 2008. Lote Grammar Sketch. Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages, vol. 54. Ukarumpa: SIL-PNG Academic Publications.