Muyuw language

Muyuw
Region	Eastern New Guinea
Native speakers	6,000 (1998)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic Papuan Tip Kilivila–Misima Kilivila Muyuw
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`myw`
Glottolog	`muyu1244`^[2]

Muyuw language (Egum, Murua, Murua Dukwayasi, Murua Kaulae, Muruwa, Muyu, Muyua, Muyuwa) is one of the Kilivila–Louisiades languages (of the Austronesian language family), spoken on the Woodlark Island (Papua New Guinea).

Number of speakers: 6,000 (1998), of them 3,000 are monolinguals. Speakers also use Dobu, Kilivila or Misima-Paneati. Latin script is used.

Dialects included Yanaba, Lougaw (Gawa), Wamwan, Nawyem, Iwa. Iwa dialect is transitional between Muyuw and Kilivila. Lexical similarity 68% with Kilivila.

References

↑ Muyuw at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Muyuw". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Papuan Tip languages

Nuclear
Papuan Tip

Suauic	'Auhelawa Buhutu Bwanabwana Oya'oya Saliba Suau Unubahe Wagawaga

Bwaidoga	Bwaidoka Diodio Iamalele Iduna Koluwawa Maiadomu

Dobu–Duau	Bunama Boselewa Dobu Duau Galeya Molima Mwatebu Sewa Bay

Kakabai	Dawawa Kakabai

Are	Are Arifama-Miniafia Doga Gapapaiwa Ghayavi Kaninuwa Ubir

Taupota	Gweda Haigwai Maiwala Minaveha Taupota Tawala Yakaikeke

Others	Anuki Gumawana

Central
Papuan Tip

Oumic	Bina Magori Ouma Yoba

Sinagoro–Keapara	Keapara Sinaugoro

West Central	Abadi Kuni Lala Mekeo Motu Toura Waima

Other
Papuan Tip

Kilivila–Misima	Budibud Kilivila Misima Muyuw

Nimoa–Sudest	Nimoa Sudest

Languages of Papua New Guinea

Official languages

Major Indigenous
languages

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languages

Angan	Akoye Angaataha Ankave Hamtai Kamasa Kawacha Menya Safeyoka Simbari Susuami Tainae Yagwoia Yipma

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Chimbu–Wahgi	Chuave Dom Golin Kandawo Kaugel Kuman Maring Melpa Narak Nii Nomane Salt-Yui Sinasina Tembagla Wahgi

Duna–Pogaya	Duna Pogaya

East Kutubuan	Fasu Fiwaga Foi

East Strickland	Fembe Gobasi Konai Kubo Odoodee Samo

Engan	Angal Bisorio Enga Huli Ipili Kewa Kyaka Lembena Samberigi

Eleman	Kaki Ae Keuru Opao Orokolo Toaripi Tairuma

Ok–Oksapmin	Bimin Faiwol Mian Ngalum Ninggerum Oksapmin Setaman Suganga Telefol Tifal Urap Yonggom

Teberan	Dadibi Folopa

Tirio	Abom Baramu Bitur Tirio Were

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Larger Families	Finisterre–Huon Kainantu–Goroka Madang Ramu–Lower Sepik Sepik Southeast Papuan Torricelli

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