Maiwa
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A language of Papua New Guinea
1,470 (2001 SIL), increasing. 330 Gairen, 180 Gwareta, 380 Maiwa, 180 Manigara, 400 Oren (2001 SIL). 74 monolinguals (2001 SIL). Ethnic population: 1,470 (2001 SIL).
Milne Bay province: Rabaraba district, Meneao range area; Moi Biri bay coast; into Oro province.
6a (Vigorous).
Maiwa, Oren, Manigara, Gairen, Gwareta. All 5 dialects are each mutually intelligible with the others (2001 SIL). Lexical similarity: 41% with Mapena [mnm].
Vigorous. All domains except church, where there is mixed use with English [eng] (2001 SIL). Used by all. Positive attitudes. Some also use English [eng], especially young people. Some also use Hiri Motu [hmo], especially older adults. A few also use Daga [dgz]. Used as L2 by Dima [jma], Mapena [mnm].
Literacy rate in L1: 10%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%–15% in English [eng]. Literature. Grammar. NT: 2012.
Christian.