Mawase Rural LLG is a
local-level government (LLG) of
Sandaun Province
Sandaun Province (formerly West Sepik Province) is the northwesternmost mainland province of Papua New Guinea. It covers an area of 35,920 km2 (13868 m2) and has a population of 248,411 (2011 census). The capital is Vanimo. In July 1998 the a ...
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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 ...
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A wide variety of
Torricelli languages
The Torricelli languages are a family of about fifty languages of the northern Papua New Guinea coast, spoken by about 80,000 people. They are named after the Torricelli Mountains. The most populous and best known Torricelli language is Arapesh, ...
are spoken in this LLG.
Wards
*01. Seleput (
Siliput language
Siliput, a.k.a. Maimai, is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Seleput village (), Mawase Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.
External links
* Paradisec
The Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cul ...
speakers)
*02.
Nuku
Nuku was a traditional province of the island of Hiva Oa in pre-European times. It did not function as a unified governmental unit, but rather as a confederation of local tribes during times of war with tribes from Hiva Oa's other province, Pepan ...
*03. Mantsuku
*04. Yiminum
*05. Ifkindu
*06. Wilwil
*07. Kaflei
*08. Kaflei 3
*09. Arkosame 1
*10. Arkosame 2
*11. Hambasama
*12. Angara
*13. Abigu
*14. Usitamu
*15. Hambanori
*16. Engiep
*17. Wombiu
*21. Wulbowe
*22. Tukinaro
*28. Yilwombuk
*29. Arkosome 3
*30. Yirwondi (
Seim language speakers)
*31. Sepitala
*32. Suau
References
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Local-level governments of Sandaun Province