Dawawa

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A language of Papua New Guinea

Alternate Names

Dawana

Dawawa

User Population

2,280 (2000 census). 500 monolinguals.

Milne Bay province: Rabaraba district, west and inland from Wedau.

Language Maps

Papua New Guinea, Map 17

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Kakabai

Mountian Dawawa, Coastal Dawawa. Lexical similarity: 58% with Kakabai [kqf].

All domains. Used by all. Some also use Wedau [wed], especially middle-aged and elderly. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hiri Motu [hmo]. Used as L2 by Kakabai [kqf], Kanasi [soq].

Language Development

Texts. NT: 2002.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Dawawa

Latin script [Latn].