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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
mwc
Alternate Names
Mukawa
Population

1,230 (1973 SIL).

Location

Milne Bay Province, Cape Vogel tip.

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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, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Are-Taupota, Are
Dialects

Similar to Gapapaiwa [pwg]. Lexical similarity: 47%–55% with Doga [dgg] (most similar).

Language Development
Bible: 1925.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Are
Writing
Latin script.