Yawa language
Yawa (Yava) is the Papuan language of central Yapen Island in Geelvink (Cenderawasih) Bay, Indonesia. Alternative names are Iau (not the same as Iau language), Mantembu, Mora, Turu, and Yapanani.
Yawa | |
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Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Cenderawasih Bay |
Native speakers | 10,000 (2011)[1] |
West Papuan ?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | yva |
Glottolog | nucl1454 [2] |
Phonology
Consonants:[3]
p t k b d ɟ s ʃ m n ɲ r w j
Vowels:[3]
i u e o a
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References
- Yawa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Yawa". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 433–568. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
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