Karawa language

Not to be confused with Karawa language (Australia).

Karawa
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Sandaun Province
Native speakers	63 (2003)^[1]
Language family	Sepik languages Ram Karawa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`xrw`
Glottolog	`kara1495`^[2]

Karawa (Bulawa) is a language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, by decreasing number of people. Speakers are shifting to Pouye, which is closely related (67% similar lexically).

References

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

Sepik languages

Upper Sepik

Wogamusin	Chenapian Wogamusin

Iwam	Amal May River Iwam Sepik Iwam

Other	Abau

Middle Sepik

Nukuma	Kwanga Kwoma Seim

Ndu	Abelam Boiken Burui Gaikundi Iatmul Keak Koiwat Kwasengen Manambu Ngala Sengo Sos Kundi Yelogu

Other	Yerakai

Sepik Hill

Sanio	Bikaru Hewa Niksek Piame Sanio

Bahinemo	Bisis Bitara Bahinemo Kapriman Mari Nigilu Sumariup Wagu Watakataui

Alamblak	Alamblak Kaningra

Papi	Papi Suarmin

Others

Walio	Pei Tuwari Walio Yawiyo

Ram	Awtuw Karawa Pouye

Tama	Ayi Kalou Mehek Pahi Pasi Yessan-Mayo

Yellow River	Ak Awun Namia

Other	Biksi-Yetfa

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