Lawunuia language
Austronesian language of Papua New Guinea
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Lawunuia (also called Piva) is an Austronesian language spoken along the Piva river in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.[2] It is closely related to Banoni;[3] together, Lawununia and Banoni make up one of the five primary branches of Northwest Solomonic, a major subgroup of the Oceanic languages.[4]
| Lawunuia | |
|---|---|
| Piva | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Piva River, Bougainville Province |
Native speakers | (2,000 cited 2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tgi |
| Glottolog | lawu1237 |
