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Muyuw

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: myw

Population	6,000 (1998). 3,000 monolinguals. 1,000 to 1,200 Iwa.
Region	Milne Bay Province, Losuia District, Woodlark Island.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 817
Alternate names	Egum, Murua, Murua Dukwayasi, Murua Kaulae, Muruwa, Muyu, Muyua, Muyuwa
Dialects	Yanaba, Lougaw (Gawa), Wamwan, Nawyem, Iwa. Iwa dialect is halfway between Muyuw [myw] and Kilivila [kij]. Lexical similarity: 68% with Kilivila.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Peripheral, Kilivila-Louisiades, Kilivila
Language use	Also use Dobu [dob], Kilivila, or Misima-Paneati [mpx].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 75%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%. 30% of the children are in government schools. Dictionary. NT: 1976–1996.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SVO. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BEE, Darlene; LITHGOW, Daphne; LITHGOW, David, authors. Available: 2007; Created: 1970. A note on Muyuw verbs.  

BUGENHAGEN, Robert D., author. 1993. "The semantics of irrealis in Austronesian languages of Papua New Guinea. A cross-linguistic study."

LITHGOW, Daphne, author. Available: 2007; Created: 1970. The discourse in Muyuw.  

LITHGOW, Daphne, author. Available: 2007; Created: 1970. The sentence in Muyuw.  

LITHGOW, Daphne, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1970. The paragraph in Muyuw.  

LITHGOW, Daphne; LITHGOW, David, authors. 1974. Muyuw language.  

LITHGOW, Daphne; LITHGOW, David, authors. Available: 2007; Created: 1973. Muyuw noun classes.  

LITHGOW, Daphne; LITHGOW, David, authors. Available: 2007; Created: 1973. Muyuw verbs.  

LITHGOW, Daphne; LITHGOW, David, authors. Available: 2007; Created: 1973. Transitive and intransitive verb-stems in Muyuw.  

LITHGOW, Daphne; LITHGOW, David, compilers. 2007. Muyuw-English dictionary.  

LITHGOW, David, author. 1967. Exclusiveness of Muyuw pronouns.

LITHGOW, David, author. 1970. "Impersonal pronoun in some Melanesian languages of New Guinea."

LITHGOW, David, author. 1971. "Change of subject in Muyuw."

LITHGOW, David, author. 1971. Change of subject in Muyuw.

LITHGOW, David, author. 1973. "Language change on Woodlark Island."

LITHGOW, David, author. 1973. "Strengths and weaknesses of an untrained translator."

LITHGOW, David, author. 1978. How should I spell it? Interpretation of problem sounds illustrated from Muyuw.  

LITHGOW, David, author. Available: 2007; Created: 1969. Muyuw clause types and structure.  

LITHGOW, David, author. Available: 2007; Created: 1969. Muyuw phrases.  

LITHGOW, David, author. Available: 2007; Created: 1973. Muyuw noun phrases.  

LITHGOW, David, compiler. 1992. Muyuw Organised Phonology Data.  

Vernacular Publications

AEIOU. 1966.

Kweita-ven minuwen. 1966.

Muyuw drill book for use with the Muyuw primer. 1985.

Muyuw kwaneib-nen. 1971.

Muyuw primer 1-3. 1965.

Muyuw primer 4. 1966.

Muyuw primer 5. 1967.

Muyuw primer, buk 1. 1971.

Muyuw, Dobu, English. 1967.

Talelels. 1967.

Tavnivins aga-Muyuw. 1984.

Teacher’s guide and takatimlakay inaked for Muyuw primer. 1977.

Ukaramp wanawud. 1966.