Avau language

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Avau
Region West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
620 (2002) [1]
Dialects
  • Gasmata
Language codes
ISO 639-3 avb
Glottolog avau1237

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

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References

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