Bauwaki (Bawaki) is a Papuan language of New Guinea, sometimes classified as a member of the Mailuan family. It is 70% lexically similar to Abia of the Yareban family. Dutton (1971) proposed it to be a 'bridge' between the Mailuan and Yareban language families.[1] O'oku, either a dialect or a closely related language, is similarly lexically 60% Yareban.
Bauwaki | |
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Region | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 520 (2000 census)[1] |
Language family | Trans–New Guinea
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bwk |
Glottolog | bauw1241 |
Southeast Papuan languages | |
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Koiarian | |
Kwalean | |
Manubaran | |
Yareban | |
Mailuan | |
Dagan |
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