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Gweda language

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Gweda
Garuwahi
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMilne Bay Province, tip of Cape Vogel
Native speakers
26 (2001)[1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3grw
Glottologgwed1239
ELPGweda
Garuwahi is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Gweda, or Garuwahi, is an Austronesian language of the eastern Papua New Guinean mainland. As of 2001, it was spoken by three generations of a single family.

References

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  1. ^ Gweda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)