Kawacha language

Kawatsa is a nearly extinct Angan language of Papua New Guinea. According to one source, an estimated 12 people are believed to speak the language.^[1] It is spoken in Katsiong village (7.046688°S 146.152479°E / -7.046688; 146.152479 (Katsiong)), Tsewi ward, Kome Rural LLG.^[1][2]

Kawatsa
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Morobe Province
Ethnicity	Ethnic population: 160 (2000 census)[1]
Native speakers	12 (2000)[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Angan Northeast Kawatsa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kcb
Glottolog	kawa1276
ELP	Kawacha
Kawacha is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
Coordinates: 7.046688°S 146.152479°E / -7.046688; 146.152479 (Katsiong)

References

1. Kawatsa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
2. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.