Yau
PrintA language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Uruwa
Population
1,700 (1991 SIL).
Location
Morobe Province, Kabwum district, Worin, Yawan, Kotet, Mitmit, Mup, and Sindamon villages.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. NT: 1997.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script, used since 1994.
Different from Yau [yyu] and from the Yawu dialect of Yessan-Mayo [yss].