Rawo is a
Papuan language in the Skou family, spoken on the north coast of
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
in the vicinity of the village of Leitre (Laitre) () in
Bewani/Wutung Onei Rural LLG,
Sandaun Province
Sandaun Province (formerly West Sepik Province) is the northwesternmost mainland Provinces of Papua New Guinea, province of Papua New Guinea. It covers an area of 35,920 km2 (13868 m2) and has a population of 248,411 (2011 census). The capita ...
.
The
language of Leitre itself is more closely related to
Vanimo. Although Rawo and Leitre are both in the Skou family, they are in different branches of the family.
References
Languages of Sandaun Province
Serra Hills languages
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