Bauwaki language
Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea
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Bauwaki (Bawaki) is a Papuan language of New Guinea, sometimes classified as a member of the Mailuan family. It is 70% lexically similar to Abia of the Yareban family. Dutton (1971) proposed it to be a 'bridge' between the Mailuan and Yareban language families.[1] O'oku, either a dialect or a closely related language, is similarly lexically 60% Yareban.
RegionPapua New Guinea
Native speakers
(520 cited 2000 census)[1]Trans–New Guinea
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Papuan Peninsula
- Owen Stanley Range[2]
- Mailu–Yareban
- Bauwaki
- Mailu–Yareban
- Owen Stanley Range[2]
Dialects
- Bauwaki
- O'oku
| Bauwaki | |
|---|---|
| Region | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | (520 cited 2000 census)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bwk |
| Glottolog | bauw1241 |
