Gweda language
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Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Gweda | |
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Garuwahi | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Milne Bay Province, tip of Cape Vogel |
Native speakers | 26 (2001)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | grw |
Glottolog | gwed1239 |
ELP | Gweda |
![]() 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
- ^ Gweda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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