Uruava language
| Uruava | |
|---|---|
| Region | Bougainville, Papua New Guinea |
| Extinct | since the 1950s[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | urv |
| Glottolog | urua1242 |
| ELP | Uruava |
 Uruava is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Uruava is an extinct Austronesian language formerly spoken in southeast Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.
The language was spoken around the Arawa. It was recorded shortly before its speakers shifted to the non-Austronesian Nasioi language.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Christopher Moseley; Alexandre Nicolas (2010). "Atlas of the world's languages in danger". UNESCO. p. 219. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ Spriggs, Matthew (2005). "Bougainville's early history: an archaeological perspective". In Regan, Anthony; Griffin, Helga-Maria (eds.). Bougainville Before the Conflict. Stranger Journalism. p. 17. ISBN 9781740761383.
- Rausch, J. (1912). "Die Sprache von Südost Bougainville, Deutsche Salomoninsel". Anthropos (in German). 7.