ISO 639-3 wsk | Native speakers 20,000 (2007) Glottolog wask1241 | |
Language family Trans–New GuineaMadangKowanWaskia | ||
Waskia (Vaskia, Woskia) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken on half of Karkar Island, and a small part of the shore on the mainland, by 20,000 people; language use is vigorous. The Waskia share their island with speakers of Takia, an Oceanic language which has been restructured under the influence of Waskia, which is the inter-community language.
References
Waskia language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA