Are

MWC

developing

Alternate Names: Mukawa

Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Gapapaiwa ,. Lexical similarity: 47%–55% with Doga , (most similar).

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 1,230 (1973 SIL).

Language Use: Used as L2 by Dima [jma].

Language Development: Bible: 1925.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea