Awar

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
aya
User Population

900 (2013 PBT). Ethnic population: 1,200 (2013 PBT).

Location

Madang province: Bogia district, Hansa bay coast. 3 villages.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Ramu-Lower Sepik, Ramu, Ottilien, Bosmun-Awar
Dialects

Awar, Nubia.

Language Use

Some of all ages. About 30 children are able to speak Awar. Adults use Awar sparingly, and some adults do not speak Awar. Only elderly consistently use Awar. Positive attitudes. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Paris 2015).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Awar
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].