Rawo | |
States: | Papua New Guinea |
Region: | Sandaun Province |
Coordinates: | -2.8324°N 141.6242°W |
Speakers: | 640 |
Date: | 2003 |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Papuan |
Fam1: | Skou |
Fam2: | Serra Hills |
Iso3: | rwa |
Glotto: | rawo1244 |
Glottorefname: | Rawo |
Rawo is a Papuan language in the Skou family, spoken on the north coast of Papua New Guinea in the vicinity of the village of Leitre (Laitre) (-2.8324°N 141.6242°W) in Bewani/Wutung Onei Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.[1] [2]
The language of Leitre itself is more closely related to Vanimo. Although Rawo and Leitre are both in the Skou family, they are in different branches of the family.
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