Gorovu language

Gorovu
Gorovu
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	East Sepik Province
Native speakers	20 (2007)
Language family	Ramu Grass Porapora Gorovu; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	grq
Glottolog	goro1261
ELP	Gorovu
	Coordinates: 4°32′53″S144°35′10″E / 4.548038°S 144.586168°E

Last updated January 02, 2026

Gorovu is a nearly extinct Ramu language of Papua New Guinea.

It is spoken in the two villages of:^[1]^[2]

Bangapela village, Bang Wokam ward, Yawar Rural LLG, Bogia District, Madang Province ( 4°32′53″S144°35′10″E / 4.548038°S 144.586168°E / -4.548038; 144.586168 (Bangapela) )
Iabu Rural LLG, Bogia District, Madang Province

References

1 2 Gorovu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
↑ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.

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[e25-1] 1 2 Gorovu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[UN-PNG-2] United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.

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