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Preferred term

tmdHaruai  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • 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.

Entry terms

  • Haruai language

ISO 639-3 code

  • tmd

Notation

  • tmd

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/tmd

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