Duwet

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
gve
Alternate Names
Guwet, Guwot, Waing
User Population

400 (2011 SIL), increasing. No monolinguals. Ethnic population: 450.

Location

Morobe province: Busu river area.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Huon Gulf, Markham, Lower, Busu
Language Use

Potentially endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Under pressure from Wampar [lbq] and Tok Pisin [tpi], which children prefer. Only when other Duwet speakers present. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Musom [msu].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 70%. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Duwet
Writing

Latin script [Latn].