Piawi languages
The Piawi languages are a small family of Papuan languages spoken in the Schraeder Range of the Madang Highlands of Papua New Guinea that had been part of Stephen Wurm's Trans–New Guinea proposal. They are now connected to the Arafundi and Madang languages.
| Piawi | |
|---|---|
| Schraeder Range Waibuk | |
| Geographic distribution | Schraeder Range, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Madang – Upper Yuat
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| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | piaw1238 |
The name "Piawi" is an acronym of three language varieties: Pinai (Pinaye), Aramo/Aramaue (Hagahai) and Wiyaw (Harway/Waibuk). Pinai and Hagahai are often classified as a single language.
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