Yagwoia

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: ygw
Alternate Names: Kokwaiyakwa, Yeghuye
Population: 10,000 (2005 R. Westerveld). 1,500 Iwalaqamalje, 1,500 Gwase, 7,000 Hiqwaye, Hiqwase, Yeqwangilje.
Location:: Eastern Highlands province: Iqwalaqamalje; Gulf province: Gwase; Morobe province: Hiqwase, Hiqwaye, and Yeqwangilje.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Angan, Nuclear Angan
Dialects: Iwalaqamalje, Gwase, Hiqwaye, Hiqwase, Yeqwangilje. Reportedly similar to Chimbari [smb], Hamtai [hmt], Yipma [byr], and Menya [mcr] (most similar).
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: All domains. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi], as trade language with outsiders. Used as L2 by Kawacha [kcb].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5% among Iwalaqamalje. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15% in Tok Pisin [tpi]. NT: 2009.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Yagwoia
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: 5 ethnic groups: Iwalaqamalje, Hiqwaye, Hiqwase, Gwase, Heqwangilye. Christian.

Location: Eastern Highlands province: Iqwalaqamalje; Gulf province: Gwase; Morobe province: Hiqwase, Hiqwaye, and Yeqwangilje.