Karawa language should not be confused with Karawa language (Australia).
Karawa | |
States: | Papua New Guinea |
Region: | Sandaun Province |
Coordinates: | -3.6658°N 142.0144°W |
Speakers: | 63 |
Date: | 2003 |
Ref: | e25 |
Familycolor: | Papuan |
Fam1: | Sepik languages |
Fam2: | Ram |
Iso3: | xrw |
Glotto: | kara1495 |
Glottorefname: | Karawa |
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). It is spoken in the single village of Pulwa (Bulawa) (-3.6658°N 142.0144°W) in East Wapei Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.[1]