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Rawa

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: rwo

Population	11,500 (1998 SIL). 7,000 Rawa and 4,500 Karo.
Region	Madang Province, Upper Ramu District (Rawa dialect), Rai Coast District (Karo dialect); dialects on opposite sides of Finisterre Range.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 472
Alternate names	Erawa, Erewa, Raua
Dialects	Rawa, Karo.
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Finisterre, Gusap-Mot
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 20% (Rawa), below 1% (Karo). Literacy rate in L2: 25% (Rawa), 50% (Karo). Grammar. NT: 1992–2001.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Swidden agriculturalists: sweet potatoes, cash crops (coffee and vegetables).

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MEYER, Jens; MEYER, Lizzie, authors. 2006. "Starting points: ideas to get communities talking about the AIDS epidemic."

TOLAND, Don, compiler. 1992. Rawa Organised Phonology Data.  

TOLAND, Donald; TOLAND, Norma, authors. 1981. "A proposed Rawa literacy program."

TOLAND, Donald; TOLAND, Norma, authors. 1991. Reference grammar of the Karo/Rawa language.  

Vernacular Publications

Gaid buk bilong tisa i skulim sumatin long mats kos. 1994.

Gawawi tooburi-udookeyingo eragaro mandeyari. 1991.

HIV ko AIDS ngulo Mande. 2006.

Noorengo mandenani gumi 1-12. 1991.

Rawa 123 buku. 1986.

Rawa ABC buku. 1986.

Rawa mata 1. 1969.

Rawa mera kumbe teweroyi, nguro mandeni. 1991.

Rawa oo neweroyi oowooyi. 1978.

Simooye doongeye etuyeroweroyi nguro buk 1-12. 1991.

Yonro oomboorododo putengga, nguro mata. 1991.