Awtuw language

Awtuw
Region	Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	510 (2003)^[1]
Language family	Sepik languages Ram Awtuw
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`kmn`
Glottolog	`awtu1239`^[2]

Awtuw (Autu), also known as Kamnum, is spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It is a polysynthetic language closely related to Karawa and Pouye.

It is an endangered language, being widely replaced by Tok Pisin.

References

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

Upper Sepik

Wogamusin	Chenapian Wogamusin
Iwam	Amal May River Iwam Sepik Iwam
Other	Abau

Middle Sepik

Nukuma	Kwanga Kwoma Seim
Ndu	Abelam Boiken Burui Gaikundi Iatmul Keak Koiwat Kwasengen Manambu Ngala Sengo Sos Kundi Yelogu
Other	Yerakai

Sepik Hill

Sanio	Bikaru Hewa Niksek Piame Sanio
Bahinemo	Bisis Bitara Bahinemo Kapriman Mari Nigilu Sumariup Wagu Watakataui
Alamblak	Alamblak Kaningra
Papi	Papi Suarmin

Others

Walio	Pei Tuwari Walio Yawiyo
Ram	Awtuw Karawa Pouye
Tama	Ayi Kalou Mehek Pahi Pasi Yessan-Mayo
Yellow River	Ak Awun Namia
Other	Biksi-Yetfa

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