Wuvulu-Aua language
| Wuvulu-Aua | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Wuvulu and Aua Islands, Manus Province |
Native speakers | 1,500 (2004)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
wuv |
| Glottolog |
wuvu1239[2] |
The Wuvulu-Aua language is one of three Western Admiralty Islands languages, the other two being Seimat and the extinct Kaniet. The language is spoken on Wuvulu and Aua Islands by approximately 1500 people in the Manus Province of Papua New Guinea.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Organized Phonology Data - Wuvula-Aua Language - Manus Province" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-07-15.
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Wuvulu-Aua". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
Further reading
- Blust, Robert. 2008. A reanalysis of Wuvulu Phonology. Oceanic Linguistics 47: 275-293.
External links
- Kaipuleohone's Robert Blust collection includes written materials and audio recordings of Wuvulu
- Two additional Wuvulu texts are archived in Kaipuleohone (JH1-001, JH1-002)
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