’Auhelawa

KUD

developing

Alternate Names: Kurada, Nuakata, Ulada, ’Urada

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 52% with Duau , (most similar).

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
Papuan Tip
Nuclear
Suauic

Demographics: 1,200 (1998 SIL). 360 monolinguals.

Language Use: Also use Dobu [dob].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 85%. Literacy rate in L2: 85%. Bible portions: 1986–1993.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.