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Avau language

Oceanic language spoken in Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Avau is an Austronesian language of West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

RegionWest New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea

Native speakers

620 (2002)^[1]

Language family

Malayo-Polynesian
- Oceanic
  - Western Oceanic
    - North New Guinea
      - Ngero–Vitiaz
        Southwest New Britain
        Arawe–Pasismanua
        Arawe
        East
        Avau

Dialects

Gasmata

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Avau
Region	West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	620 (2002)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea Ngero–Vitiaz Southwest New Britain Arawe–Pasismanua Arawe East Avau
Dialects	Gasmata
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`avb`
Glottolog	`avau1237`

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