Kawacha language
Endangered Angan language of Papua New Guinea
| Kawatsa | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Morobe Province |
| Ethnicity | Ethnic population: 160 (2000 census)[1] |
Native speakers | 12 (2000)[1] |
Language family | Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kcb |
| Glottolog | kawa1276 |
| ELP | Kawacha |
 Kawacha is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
| Coordinates: 7°02′48″S 146°09′09″E / 7.046688°S 146.152479°E / -7.046688; 146.152479 (Katsiong) | |
Kawatsa is a nearly extinct Angan language of Papua New Guinea. According to one source, an estimated 12 people are believed to speak the language.[1] It is spoken in Katsiong village (7°02′48″S 146°09′09″E / 7.046688°S 146.152479°E / -7.046688; 146.152479 (Katsiong)), Tsewi ward, Kome Rural LLG.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d Kawatsa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
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