Yau
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 140 (2003 SIL). |
| Region | Sandaun Province. 1 village. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 11, reference number 508 |
| Dialects | Related to Olo [ong], Yis [yis], Ningil [niz], Valman [van]. Lexical similarity: 63% with Olo and Yis. |
| Classification | Torricelli, Wapei-Palei, Wapei |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. |
| Comments | Different from Yau [yuw] and Yau dialect of Yessan-Mayo [yss]. |
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