| States | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|
| Region | Sandaun Province |
| Coordinates | 2.832437°S 141.624155°E |
| Speakers | 640 |
| Date | 2003 |
| Ref | e18 |
| Familycolor | Papuan |
| Fam 1 | Skou |
| Fam 2 | Serra Hills |
| Iso 3 | rwa |
| Glotto | rawo1244 |
| Glottorefname | Rawo |
Rawo is a Papuan language in the Skou family, spoken on the north coast of Papua New Guinea in the vicinity of the village of Leitre (Laitre) (2.832437°S 141.624155°E) in Bewani/Wutung Onei Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.[1][2]
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
- ^ "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 22nd ed. Dallas: SIL International. 2019.
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.