| Chuave | |
| States: | Papua New Guinea |
| Region: | Chimbu Province and Eastern Highlands Province |
| Speakers: | 26,000 |
| Date: | 2000 |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Familycolor: | Papuan |
| Fam1: | Trans–New Guinea |
| Fam2: | Chimbu–Wahgi |
| Fam3: | Chimbu |
| Iso3: | cjv |
| Glotto: | chua1250 |
| Glottorefname: | Chuave |
Chuave is a Trans–New Guinea language of Chimbu Province and Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
Chuave is spoken in Elimbari Rural LLG, Chuave District, and Lufa District, Eastern Highlands Province.
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Mid | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Open | pronounced as /link/ |
| Nasal | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Fricative | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |||
| Tap | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||
| Approximant | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ |