Awiakay language

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Awiakay
Karamba
Native toPapua New Guinea
Region East Sepik Province
Madang – Upper Yuat
Language codes
ISO 639-3 None (mis)
Glottolog None
ELP Awiakay

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]

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References

  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.