Awara language

Awara
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Morobe Province
Native speakers	1,900 (2007 census)^[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Finisterre–Huon Finisterre Wantoat Awara
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`awx`
Glottolog	`awar1248`^[2]

Awara is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. It is part of a dialect chain with Wantoat, but in only 60–70% lexically similar.

Alphabet

In Awara language has 21 letters (Aa, Ää, Bb, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Ss, Tt, Uu, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz), 3 diphthongs (Gw gw, Kw kw, Ng ng) and triphthong (Ngw ngw)

References

↑ Awara at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Awara". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

External links

Alphabet and pronunciation

Finisterre–Huon languages

Finisterre

Erap	Finongan Gusan Mamaa Munkip Nakama Nek Nimi Nuk Numanggang Sauk Uri

Gusap–Mot	Iyo Madi Neko Nekgini Ngaing Rawa Ufim

Uruwa	Sakam Som Nukna Yau Weliki

Wantoat	Awara Wantoat Tuma-Irumu

Warup	Asaro'o Bulgebi Degenan Forak Guya Gwahatike Muratayak

Yupna	Bonkiman Domung Ma Nankina Yopno Yout Wam

Huon

Eastern	Dedua Kâte Kovai Kube Mape Migabac Momare Sene Tobo

Western	Burum Borong Kinalakna Komba Kumokio Mese Nabak Nomu Ono Selepet Sialum Timbe

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