Mwatebu language

Mwatebu is an Austronesian language spoken in a single village in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the single village of Mwatebu (10.03556°S 151.097717°E / -10.03556; 151.097717 (Mwatebu)) in Duau Rural LLG, Milne Bay Province.^[2][3]

NativetoPapua New Guinea

RegionMilne Bay Province

Native speakers

(120 cited 2000)^[1]

Language family

Austronesian

• Malayo-Polynesian
  • Oceanic
    • Western Oceanic
      • Papuan Tip
        • Nuclear Papuan Tip
          • North Papuan Mainland – D'Entrecasteaux
            • Dobu–Duau
              • Mwatebu

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Mwatebu
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Milne Bay Province
Native speakers	(120 cited 2000)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic Papuan Tip Nuclear Papuan Tip North Papuan Mainland – D'Entrecasteaux Dobu–Duau Mwatebu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mwa
Glottolog	mwat1237
ELP	Mwatebu
Mwatebu is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.
Coordinates: 10.03556°S 151.097717°E / -10.03556; 151.097717 (Mwatebu)

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