Awiakay language

Awiakay
Awiakay
Karamba
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	East Sepik Province
Native speakers	400 (2023)
Language family	Madang – Upper Yuat Upper Yuat Arafundi Awiakay; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Linguist List	1j1
Glottolog	awia1234
ELP	Awiakay

Last updated January 02, 2026

Awiakay is a little-known Arafundi language of New Guinea. It is spoken in one village (Kanjimei) in East Sepik Province.^[1] It is classified as "vulnerable" by the Endangered Languages Project; between 300 and 400 people speak the language.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 "Traditional Ecological Knowledge of the Awiakay, Papua New Guinea | Endangered Languages Archive". www.elararchive.org. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
↑ "Awiakay". Endangered Languages Project. Retrieved 2024-05-14.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Traditional Ecological Knowledge of the Awiakay, Papua New Guinea | Endangered Languages Archive". www.elararchive.org. Retrieved 2024-05-14.

[2] "Awiakay". Endangered Languages Project. Retrieved 2024-05-14.

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