Avau language

Avau
Avau
Region	West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	620 (2002)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea Ngero–Vitiaz Southwest New Britain Arawe–Pasismanua Arawe East Avau; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Gasmata;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	avb
Glottolog	avau1237

Last updated January 02, 2026

Avau is an Austronesian language of West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

References

↑ Avau at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

External links

The HS1 collection in Kaipuleohone includes open access recordings of the Avau language.

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[e18-1] Avau at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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