Gweda
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 26 (2001 SIL). |
| Region | Milne Bay Province, Alotau District, Maramatana Local Council Area, Garuwahi village. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 808 |
| Alternate names | Garuwahi |
| 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. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Are-Taupota, Taupota |
| Language use | 2 older adults, their children and grandchildren. Also use Wedau, Taupota, Motu [meu], or English. |
| Comments | Nearly extinct. |
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