Gweda

GRW

nearly extinct

Alternate Names: Garuwahi

Dialects: Naura dialect and Gweda , users agree that Gweda is most similar to Haigwai. Lexical similarity: 71% with Wa’ema ,, 69% with Taupota ,, 68% with Naura dialect of Haigwai ,, 67% with Kapulika dialect of Haigwai, 64% with Topura dialect of Wedau ,, 63% with Tawala ,, 53% with Wedau.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
Papuan Tip
Nuclear
North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux
Are-Taupota
Taupota

Demographics: 26 (2001 SIL).

Language Use: 2 older adults, their children and grandchildren. Also use English [eng], Hiri Motu [hmo], Taupota [tpa], Wedau [wed].

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea