Awara

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
awx
Population

1,900 (2011 SIL), increasing. 35% monolingual. Ethnic population: 1,950.

Location

Morobe Province, Lae district, near the Wantoat [wnc] language area.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Finisterre, Wantoat
Dialects

However, some dialect variation. Wantoat [wnc], Wapu dialect of Wantoat, and Awara are part of a chain of related varieties, with Awara at the western end. Lexical similarity: 60%–70% with Wantoat [wnc] and Wapu dialect of Wantoat.

Typology

SOV

Language Use

Vigorous. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Wantoat [wnc] use is passive.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Children’s literacy schools.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Awara
Writing
Latin script.