| Uare | |
| Nativename: | Kwale |
| Region: | Rigo Inland Rural LLG, Central Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Speakers: | 1,300 |
| Date: | 2004 |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Familycolor: | Papuan |
| Fam1: | Trans–New Guinea |
| Fam2: | Kwalean |
| Fam3: | Humene–Uare |
| Iso3: | ksj |
| Glotto: | uare1241 |
| Glottorefname: | Uare |
Uare, or Kwale, is a language of Papua New Guinea. Dialects are Garihe (Garia) and Uare proper (Kwale, Kware). It is spoken in Rigo Inland Rural LLG, Central Province, Papua New Guinea.
| Plosive | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
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| Fricative | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
| Nasal | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |||
| Trill | pronounced as /link/ |
| High | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
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| Mid | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Low | pronounced as /link/ |
Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /iu/, /ei/, /ai/, /oi/, /ui/, /ae/, /oe/, /ao/, /eu/, /au/, /ou/.