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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: 6000 (1998) of them 3000 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.

ISO 639-3 code
myw
family
Malayo-Polynesian languages, Papuan Tip languages, Oceanic languages, Western Oceanic languages
spoken in
New Guinea

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