Yagwoia
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 10,000. 1500 Iwalaqamalje, 1500 Gwase, 7000 Hiqwaye, Hiqwase, Yeqwangilje. |
| Region | Morobe (Hiqwaye, Hiqwase, Yeqwangilje), Gulf (Gwase), and Eastern Highlands (Iqwalaqamalje) provinces. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 15, reference number 683 |
| Alternate names | Kokwaiyakwa, Yeghuye |
| Dialects | Iwalaqamalje, Gwase, Hiqwaye, Hiqwase, Yeqwangilje. Similar to Chimbari [smb], Hamtai [hmt], Baruya [byr], Menya [mcr] (most similar). |
| Classification | Trans-New Guinea, Angan, Nuclear Angan |
| Language use | All domains. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] as trade language with outsiders. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 5% among Iwalaqamalje. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15% in Tok Pisin. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | 5 ethnic groups: Iwalaqamalje, Hiqwaye, Hiqwase, Gwase, Heqwangilye. SOV. Swidden agriculturalists. Christian. |
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