Ulau-Suain is an
Austronesian language
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of coastal
Sandaun Province
Sandaun Province (formerly West Sepik Province) is the northwesternmost mainland Provinces of Papua New Guinea, province of Papua New Guinea (also known as home of the sunset). It covers an area of 35,920 km2 (13868 m2) and has a population ...
,
Papua New Guinea
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. It is spoken in Ulau 1 (), Ulau 2 (), and Suain () wards of
East Aitape Rural LLG
East Aitape Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. Arapesh and Schouten languages are spoken in this LLG.
Wards
*03. Poltulul
*04. Tales-Iambu
*05. Tumeleo
*06. Ali
*07. Seleo
*08. Poro
*09. Lu ...
,
Sandaun Province
Sandaun Province (formerly West Sepik Province) is the northwesternmost mainland Provinces of Papua New Guinea, province of Papua New Guinea (also known as home of the sunset). It covers an area of 35,920 km2 (13868 m2) and has a population ...
.
External links
* Paradisec has two collections of
Arthur Cappell's materials
AC1AC2
and one collection from Malcolm Ross
MR1
that include Ulau-Suain language materials.
References
Schouten languages
Languages of Sandaun Province
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