Rawa (Erawa, Erewa, Raua) is one of the
Finisterre languages
The Finisterre languages are a language family, spoken in the Finisterre Range of Papua New Guinea, classified within the original Trans–New Guinea languages, Trans–New Guinea (TNG) proposal, and William A. Foley considers their TNG ident ...
of
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
. The two dialects, Rawa and Karo, are on opposite sides of the
Finisterre Range
The Finisterre Range is a mountain range in north-eastern Papua New Guinea. The highest point is ranked 41st in the world by prominence with an elevation of 4,150 m. Although the range's high point is not named on official maps, the name "Mount ...
.
Names
The alternate names for Rawa are Erawa, Erewa, Raua and Karo.
Phonology
Consonants
* Voiceless stops /p, t, k/ are heard as voiced stops
, d, ɡin the Karo dialect.
Vowels
References
External links
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Finisterre languages
Languages of Morobe Province
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