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Suau language

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ISO 639-3
  
swp

Glottolog
  
suau1242

Native speakers
  
(6,800 cited 1981)L2 speakers: 14,000 (no date)

Language family
  
AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianOceanicWesternPapuan TipNuclearSuauicSuau

Suau, also known as Iou, is an Oceanic language spoken in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken by 6,800 people and a further 14,000 as a lingua franca.

References

Suau language Wikipedia


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