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Yawa language

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Papuan language spoken in Indonesia

Yawa
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Cenderawasih Bay
Native speakers	10,000 (2011)^[1]
Language family	West Papuan ? Yawan Yawa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`yva`
Glottolog	`nucl1454`

Yawa (Yava) is thePapuan language of centralYapen Island in Geelvink (Cenderawasih) Bay, Indonesia. Alternative names are Iau (not the same asIau language), Mantembu, Mora (notMora language), Turu, and Yapanani.

Phonology

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Vowels

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	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	e		o
Open		a

Consonants

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	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Nasal	m	n	ɲ
Plosive	p	t		k
Plosive	b	d	ɟ
Fricative		s	ʃ
Trill		r
Approximant	w		j

References

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^Yawa atEthnologue (18th ed., 2015)(subscription required)
^^a ^bFoley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.).The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 433–568.ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.

Papuan language families

Based onPalmer 2018 classification

Trans–New Guinea
subgroups

CentralPapua, Indonesia	Ok-Oksapmin Dani Asmat–Kamoro Mek Paniai Lakes West Bomberai Somahai
SoutheastPapua, Indonesia	Anim Greater Awyu Kayagaric Kolopom Marori
SouthwestPapua New Guinea	Gogodala–Suki Turama–Kikori Kiwaian Awin–Pa
CentralPapua New Guinea	Madang Finisterre–Huon Kainantu–Goroka Chimbu–Wahgi Enga–Kewa–Huli Bosavi East Strickland Kutubu Duna–Bogaya Wiru
Papuan Peninsula	Angan Greater Binanderean Dagan Mailuan Koiarian Goilalan Yareban Kwalean Manubaran

EasternNusantara
families and isolates

Timor–Alor–Pantar
North Halmahera

Tambora^†

Bird's Head Peninsula
families and isolates

NorthernWestern New Guinea
families and isolates

CentralWestern New Guinea
families and isolates

Bayono–Awbono

Dem
Uhunduni

Sepik–Ramu basin
families and isolates

Torricelli
Sepik
Lower Sepik–Ramu
- Lower Sepik
- Ramu
Kwomtari
Leonhard Schultze (Walio–Papi)
Upper Yuat (Arafundi–Piawi)
Yuat
Left May
Amto–Musan

Torricelli subgroups	Marienberg Arapesh Urim Maimai Wapei Palei One (West Wapei) Monumbo?
Sepik subgroups	Middle Sepik Ndu Nukuma Yellow River Yerakai Upper Sepik Wogamus Iwam Abau Sepik Hill Tama Ram Amal
Ramu subgroups	Lower Ramu Ottilien Misegian Middle Ramu Grass? Tamolan Ataitan (Tanggu)