Kawe
A language of Indonesia (Papua)
| Population | 600 (Remijsen 2001). |
| Region | Waigeo Island, west end off west coast of Bird’s Head, Raja Ampat Islands, Salio, Selepele, Bianci, Menyefun villages. |
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Indonesia, Northwestern Papua, reference number 8 |
| Dialects | Related to Maya [slz], Maden [xmx], Matbat [xmt]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, West New Guinea, Cenderawasih Bay, Raja Ampat |
| Comments | Fishermen; agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Christian. |
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