Karawa language
Endangered Sepik language of Papua New Guinea
Karawa | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Sandaun Province |
Native speakers | 63 (2003)[1] |
Language family | Sepik languages
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | xrw |
Glottolog | kara1495 |
ELP | Karawa |
Coordinates: 3°39′57″S 142°00′52″E / 3.665801°S 142.014408°E / -3.665801; 142.014408 (Bulwo) |
Karawa (Bulawa) is a language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, by decreasing number of people. Speakers are shifting to Pouye, which is closely related (67% similar lexically). It is spoken in the single village of Pulwa (Bulawa) (3°39′57″S 142°00′52″E / 3.665801°S 142.014408°E / -3.665801; 142.014408 (Bulwo)) in East Wapei Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Karawa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
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