Gweda language

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.

NativetoPapua New Guinea

RegionMilne Bay Province, tip of Cape Vogel

Native speakers

(26 cited 2001)^[1]

Language family

Austronesian

• Malayo-Polynesian
  • Oceanic
    • Western
      • Papuan Tip
        • Kilivila – Nuclear Papuan Tip
          • Are–Taupota
            • Taupota
              • Gweda

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Gweda
Garuwahi
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Milne Bay Province, tip of Cape Vogel
Native speakers	(26 cited 2001)[1]
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.

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