Duwet language
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Duwet, also known as Guwot or Waing, is an aberrant member of the Busu subgroup of Lower Markham languages in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Duwet is spoken by about 400 people and appears to have been heavily influenced by its neighboring Nabak language (also called Wain) of the Papuan Trans–New Guinea languages. It is spoken in the three villages of Lambaip, Lawasumbileng, and Ninggiet.[2]
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Duwet | |
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Guwot, Waing | |
Region | New Guinea |
Native speakers | 400 (2011)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gve |
Glottolog | duwe1237 |
ELP | Duwet |
Duwet is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
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Duwet is spoken in the three villages of Lambaip (6.460583°S 146.91932°E / -6.460583; 146.91932 (Lambaip)), Lawasumbileng, and Ninggiet in Nabak Rural LLG.[2]