Bauwaki (Bawaki) is a
Papuan language of New Guinea, sometimes classified as a member of the
Mailuan family. It is 70% lexically similar to
Abia of the
Yareban family. Dutton (1971) proposed it to be a 'bridge' between the
Mailuan and Yareban language families.
O'oku, either a dialect or a closely related language, is similarly lexically 60% Yareban.
References
Languages of Papua New Guinea
Mailuan languages
Mailu–Yareban languages
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