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Gapapaiwa

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: pwg

Population	3,000 (2007 SIL), increasing.
Region	Milne Bay Province, Makamaka District, Cape Vogel south coast, inland on Ruaba River.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 801
Alternate names	Gapa, Manape, Paiwa
Dialects	Lexical similarity: 73% with Ghayavi [bmk] (Boanaki dialect most similar).
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Are-Taupota, Are
Language use	All domains except with outsiders, secondary school and some church services. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use English. Older adults may also use Wedau [wed], few also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 80%. Literacy rate in L2: 80% in English. Vernacular primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1991–2001.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	A number of well-educated people. SOV; CV; nontonal. Swidden agriculturalists; coconut palm; fishermen.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MCGUCKIN, C. Edward; MCGUCKIN, Catherine, authors. 2008. Gapapaiwa organised phonology data - updated April 2008.  

MCGUCKIN, C. Edward; MCGUCKIN, Catherine, compilers. 1992. Gapapaiwa field notes.

MCGUCKIN, Catherine, author. 1992. Gapapaiwa Organised Phonology Data.  

MCGUCKIN, Catherine, author. 2002. "Gapapaiwa."

Vernacular Publications

Gapa varagutugutuna, buka viruwina. 1993.