Kaleiwag Kweivaw: Muyuw Language New Testament / PNG Milne Bay Province Papua New Guinea / 263P 2014 Reprint / First Print in 1976

Kaleiwag Kweivaw: Muyuw Language New Testament

PNG, Milne Bay Province Papua New Guinea

Hardcover 263P 2014 Reprint, First Print in 1976

by Bible Society of Papua New Guinea (Author)

Hardcover: 938 pages

Publisher: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea

IBSN-10: 9980637730

About the Language

Muyuw language (Egum, Murua, Murua Dukwayasi, Murua Kaulae, Muruwa, Muyu, Muyua, Muyuwa) is one of the Kilivila-Louisiades languages (of the Austronesian language family), spoken on the Woodlark Island (Papua New Guinea).

Number of speakers: 6,000 (1998), of them 3,000 are monolinguals.

Speakers also use Dobu, Kilivila or Misima-Paneati. Latin script is used. Dialects included Yanaba, Lougaw (Gawa), Wamwan, Nawyem, Iwa. Iwa dialect is transitional between Muyuw and Kilivila. Lexical similarity 68% with Kilivila.