Gweda language

Gweda
Gweda
Garuwahi
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Milne Bay Province, tip of Cape Vogel
Native speakers	26 (2001)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Papuan Tip Kilivila – Nuclear Papuan Tip Are–Taupota Taupota Gweda; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	grw
Glottolog	gwed1239
ELP	Gweda
	Garuwahi is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger .

Last updated November 06, 2025

Gweda, or Garuwahi, is an Austronesian language of the eastern Papua New Guinean mainland. As of 2001, it was spoken by three generations of a single family.

References

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

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