Yau

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: yyu
Population: 200 (2014 SIL). Ethnic population: 350 (2014 SIL).
Location:: Sandaun province: northwest of Lumi, Senim village.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Torricelli, Wapei-Palei, Wapei
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 63% with Olo [ong] and Yis [yis].
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%.
Other Comments: Different from Yau [yuw] and Yawu dialect of Yessan-Mayo [yss].

Location: Sandaun province: northwest of Lumi, Senim village.