Awtuw (Autu), also known as Kamnum, is spoken in

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closely related to Karawa and Pouye. It is spoken in Galkutua, Gutaiya (), Kamnom (), Tubum (), and Wiup () villages in Kamnom East ward,

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, being widely replaced by

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Phonology

Awtuw consonants are: Awtuw vowels are:

Pronouns

Pronouns are: :

References

* * * Whitehead, Carl R. 1992. Review of: a grammar of Awtuw, by Harry Feldman.
Rosetta Project:Awtuw Swadesh List
{{Sepik languages Languages of Sandaun Province Ram languages Endangered languages of Oceania Endangered Papuan languages Polysynthetic languages