Awtuw language
| Awtuw | |
|---|---|
| Region | Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 510 (2003)[1] |
|
Sepik languages
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
kmn |
| Glottolog |
awtu1239[2] |
Awtuw (Autu), also known as Kamnum, is spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It is a polysynthetic language closely related to Karawa and Pouye.
It is an endangered language, being widely replaced by Tok Pisin.
References
- ↑ Awtuw at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Awtuw". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Whitehead, Carl R. 1992. Review of: a grammar of Awtuw, by Harry Feldman.
- Rosetta Project:Awtuw Swadesh List
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