Gweda

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
grw
Alternate Names
Garuwahi
Population

26 (2001 SIL).

Location

Milne Bay Province, Alotau district, Maramatana local council area, Garuwahi village.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Are-Taupota, Taupota
Dialects

Most similar to Haigwai [hgw]. Lexical similarity: 71% with Wa’ema [wag], 69% with Taupota [tpa], 68% with Naura dialect of Haigwai [hgw], 67% with Kapulika dialect of Haigwai, 64% with Topura dialect of Wedau [wed], 63% with Tawala [tbo], 53% with Wedau.

Language Use

2 older adults, their children and grandchildren. Also use Wedau [wed], Taupota [tpa], Motu [meu], or English [eng].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gweda
Writing
Latin script.