Yau
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 1,700 (1991 SIL). |
| Region | Morobe Province, Kabwum District, Worin, Yawan, Kotet, Mitmit, Mup, Sindamon villages. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 3, reference number 92 |
| Alternate names | Uruwa |
| Dialects | Northern Yau, Headwaters Yau. Listed dialects are village names. |
| Classification | Trans-New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Finisterre, Uruwa |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. NT: 1997. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Different from Yau [yyu]. Swidden agriculturalists. |
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