Wa’ema
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 1,020 (2000 census). |
| Region | Milne Bay Province, Alotau District, Huhu Local Government Area, Giligili Estates to Turnbull War Memorial, near Milne Bay head north to, but not crossing, East Cape coastal range. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 809 |
| Alternate names | Waiema |
| Dialects | Wa’ema seems a dialect chain with Taupota [tpa]. Tawala [tbo] not intelligible to Wa’ema. Lexical similarity: 76% with Taupota, 69% with Maiwala [mum], 54% with Tawala. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Are-Taupota, Taupota |
| Language use | Also use Wedau [wed], Tawala, English, or Motu [meu]. |
| Language development | 1 primary school. |
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