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| Awtuw | |
|---|---|
| Region | East Wapei Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 700 (2014)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kmn |
| Glottolog | awtu1239 |
| ELP | Awtuw |
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 spoken in Galkutua, Gutaiya (3°33′56″S 142°00′06″E / 3.565508°S 142.001655°E), Kamnom (3°33′09″S 141°59′39″E / 3.552454°S 141.994165°E), Tubum (3°34′03″S 142°00′13″E / 3.567408°S 142.003722°E), and Wiup (3°33′14″S 141°59′04″E / 3.553766°S 141.9845°E) villages in Kamnom East ward, East Wapei Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.[1][2]
It is an endangered language, being widely replaced by Tok Pisin.
- ^ a b Awtuw at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
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