Uruava is an extinct Austronesian language formerly spoken in southeast Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.
| 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 | |
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.