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Ewage-Notu

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: nou

Population	12,900 (1988 SIL).
Region	Oro Province, Popondetta District, coast between Bakumbari and Pongani.
Language maps	Papua New Guinea, Map 16, reference number 746 Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 746
Alternate names	Ewage, Notu
Dialects	Ewage-Notu, Yega (Gona, Okeina, Okena).
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Binanderean, Binandere
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. NT: 1987.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Also spoken by Soverapa people. ‘Ewage’ considered pejorative in the Oro Bay, Dongani, and Ako areas. ‘Notu’ considered pejorative in Buna and Gona areas. SOV. Fishermen; swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 1994. Ewage Organised Phonology Data.  

PARRINGTON, Douglas, author. Available: 2009; Created: 1980. The functions of the Ewage demonstratives: AWA 'that' and AWAWA 'those'.  

PARRINGTON, Douglas; PARRINGTON, Margaret, authors. 2009. An introduction to Notu-Ewage grammar.  

PARRINGTON, Douglas; PARRINGTON, Margaret, authors. Available: 2009; Created: 1974-04. Notu-Ewage clauses.