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Maiwa

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: mti

Population	1,400 (1998 SIL), increasing.
Region	Milne Bay Province, Rabaraba District, north slopes and foothills of Meneao Range eastward from Mt. Tantam Valley of Ruaba River; reaches Moi Biri Bay coast, into Oro Province.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 767
Dialects	Maiwa, Oren, Manigara, Gairen, Gwareta. Lexical similarity: 41% with Mapena [mnm].
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Southeast Papuan, Dagan
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use English. Some also use Motu [meu].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Taught in primary schools. Grammar. Bible portions: 2004.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Swidden agriculturalists, fishermen. Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. n.d.. Maiwa Organised Phonology Data.

NAKAMURA, Takashi; NAKAMURA, Yaeko, authors. 2002. Aspect and Mode in Maiwa Discourse.  

NAKAMURA, Takashi; NAKAMURA, Yaeko, authors. 2008. Maiwa Organised Phonology.