Girawa

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Bagasin, Begasin, Begesin

Population

4,000 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Location

Madang Province, Ramu district.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Related to Munit [mtc] and Kein [bmh].

Typology

SOV

Language Use

Positive attitudes.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 45%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Taught in primary schools. NT: 1995.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.