’Auhelawa

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
kud
Alternate Names
Kurada, Nuakata, Ulada, ’Urada
Population

1,200 (1998 SIL). 30% monolingual.

Location

Milne Bay Province, Sehuleya district, Normanby island.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, Suauic
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 52% with Duau [dva] (most similar).

Language Use

Some also use Dobu [dob].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 85%. Literacy rate in L2: 85%. Bible portions: 1986–1993.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about ’Auhelawa
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.