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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Pacific > Papua New Guinea > Bauwaki

Bauwaki

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3bwk

Population  520 (2000 census).
Region  Central Province, Amau (Mori River), into Oro Province.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 16, reference number 761
Alternate names   Bawaki
Dialects  Dutton (1971) says this is a bridge language between the Mailuan and Yareban families. Lexical similarity: 66% with Aneme Wake [aby] (most similar), 39% with Domu [dof].
Classification  Trans-New Guinea, Southeast Papuan, Mailuan
Language use  Also use Magi [mgu], Suau [swp], Motu [meu], or English.