Gorovu is a nearly extinct
Ramu language
The Ramu languages are a family of some thirty languages of Northern Papua New Guinea. They were identified as a family by John Z'graggen in 1971 and linked with the Sepik languages by Donald Laycock two years later. Malcolm Ross (2005) classifi ...
of
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
.
It is spoken in the two villages of:
Yawar Rural LLG
Yawar Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
The Lower Ramu languages (Ottilien–Misegian) are all spoken in this LLG.
Wards
*01. Marangis ( Marangis language speakers)
*02. Kaiyan (Kaian language spe ...
, Bogia District
Bogia District is a district in the north-west of Madang Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the six administrative districts that make up the province.
Almami Rural LLG
Almami Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Madang Provin ...
, Madang Province
Madang is a province of Papua New Guinea. The province is on the northern coast of mainland Papua New Guinea and has many of the country's highest peaks, active volcanoes and its biggest mix of languages. The capital is the town of Madang.
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* Iabu Rural LLG, Bogia District
Bogia District is a district in the north-west of Madang Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the six administrative districts that make up the province.
Almami Rural LLG
Almami Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Madang Provin ...
, Madang Province
Madang is a province of Papua New Guinea. The province is on the northern coast of mainland Papua New Guinea and has many of the country's highest peaks, active volcanoes and its biggest mix of languages. The capital is the town of Madang.
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References
Porapora languages
Languages of East Sepik Province
Endangered Papuan languages
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