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

Morawa

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3mze

Population  1,100 (2000 census).
Region  Central Province, south coast around Cloudy Bay.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 16, reference number 759
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 70% with Binahari [bxz] (most similar).
Classification  Trans-New Guinea, Southeast Papuan, Mailuan
Language use  Most also use Magi [mgu], Suau [swp], Hiri Motu [hmo], or English. Suau used in religious services. Hiri Motu used as trade language.