Kesawai language explained
| Kesawai |
| States: | Papua New Guinea |
| Region: | Madang Province |
| Ethnicity: | 890 (2000 census) |
| Speakers: | 700 |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Familycolor: | Papuan |
| Fam1: | Trans–New Guinea |
| Fam2: | Madang |
| Fam3: | Rai Coast |
| Fam4: | Evapia |
| Fam5: | Kesawai–Sausi |
| Iso3: | xes |
| Glotto: | kesa1244 |
| Glottorefname: | Kesawai |
Kesawai is a Rai Coast language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
References
- Priestley . Carol . A grammar of Koromu (Kesawai): a trans New Guinea language of Papua New Guinea . 2008 . PhD . Australian National University . 10.25911/5D5FCEC3D508A .
- Book: Priestley, Carol . Koromu (Kesawai): Grammar and Information Structure of a New Guinea Language . 2019 . De Gruyter Mouton . 978-1-5015-1095-3 . Berlin, Boston . 10.1515/9781501510953 . Pacific Linguistics .
