Avau

AVB

vigorous

Alternate Names: Awau

Dialects: Gasmata.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
North New Guinea
Ngero-Vitiaz
Vitiaz
Southwest New Britain
Arawe-Pasismanua
Arawe
East Arawe

Demographics: 620 (2002 SIL).

Language Use: Also use English [eng], Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Amio-Gelimi [let].

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea