Haruai language

Waibuk
Haruai
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Madang Province
Native speakers
2,000 (2000)[1]
Piawi
  • Waibuk
Dialects
  • North (Hamil)
  • Central (Mambar)
  • South (Arama)
Language codes
ISO 639-3 tmd
Glottolog haru1245[2]

Haruai (less commonly Harway) is one of two languages of the Piawi family of New Guinea. The language has borrowings from Kalam. Young men are likely to know Kobon and Tok Pisin, but many Haruai are monolingual. Commonly known as Waibuk, also Wiyaw, Wovan, Taman. Dialects are North Waibuk (Hamil), Central Waibuk (Mambar), South Waibuk (Arama); word taboo is practiced but does not impede communication.

Bibliography

References

  1. Waibuk at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Haruai". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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