Wedau
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 2,200 (2000 D. Tryon). 900 monolinguals. |
| Region | Milne Bay Province, Rabaraba District, Weraura Local Government Area, mainland from Kuvira Bay to Dogura along north coast. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 804 |
| Alternate names | Wedaun, Wedawan |
| Dialects | Topura, Yapoa, Lavora, Kwamana. |
| 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 | Trade language of northeast Papua. Lingua franca for 5,000 (1985 UBS). Understood some in Oro Province. |
| Language development | NT: 1927–1980. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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