Maiwa language (Papuan)

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Maiwa
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Milne Bay Province
Native speakers
1,500 (2001) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mti
Glottolog maiw1251

Maiwa is a Papuan language of New Guinea.

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Maiwa language may refer to:

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References

  1. Maiwa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg