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Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›

Rawa
Karo
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Morobe Province
Native speakers	(12,000 cited 1998)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Finisterre–Huon Finisterre Gusap–Mot Rawa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`rwo`
Glottolog	`rawa1267`

Rawa (Erawa, Erewa, Raua) is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. The two dialects, Rawa and Karo, are on opposite sides of the Finisterre Range.

Phonology

		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m	n		ŋ
Plosive	voiceless	p	t		k
	aspirated	pʰ	tʰ		kʰ
	prenasal	ᵐb	ⁿd		ᵑɡ
Fricative			s			h
Rhotic			r
Approximant	lateral		l
Approximant	central	w		j

Rawa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Toland, Norma & Donald (1991). Reference grammar of the Karo/Rawa language. Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics.

Erap	Finongan Gusan Mamaa Munkip Nakama Nek Nimi Nuk Numanggang Sauk Uri
Gusap–Mot	Iyo Madi Neko Nekgini Ngaing Rawa Ufim
Uruwa	Sakam Som Nukna Yau Weliki
Wantoat	Awara Wantoat Tuma-Irumu
Warup	Asaro'o Bulgebi Degenan Forak Guya Gwahatike Muratayak
Yupna	Bonkiman Domung Ma Nankina Yopno Yout Wam

Eastern	Dedua Kâte Kovai Kube Mape Migabac Momare Sene Tobo
Western	Burum Borong Kinalakna Komba Kumokio Mese Nabak Nomu Ono Selepet Sialum Timbe

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