Yau

YUW

developing

Alternate Names: Uruwa

Genealogy:

Trans-New Guinea
Finisterre-Huon
Finisterre
Uruwa

Demographics: 1,700 (1991 SIL).

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. NT: 1997.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: Different from Yau , and from the Yawu dialect of Yessan-Mayo ,.