DWW ISO 639-3
Dawawa
Dawawa Autonym
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- dww
- Alternate Names
- Dawana
- Autonym
- Dawawa
- Population
- 2,280 (2000 census). 500 monolinguals.
- Location:
- Milne Bay province: Rabaraba district, west and inland from Wedau.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Kakabai
- Dialects
- Mountian Dawawa, Coastal Dawawa. Lexical similarity: 58% with Kakabai [kqf].
- Language Use
- 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
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Milne Bay province: Rabaraba district, west and inland from Wedau.
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