Language

Awa (Papua New Guinea)

Awa (Papua New Guinea) is a language in the Nuclear Trans New Guinea family spoken in Papua New Guinea.

New Testament

Scripture in Awa (Papua New Guinea)

The New Testament is reported in Awa (Papua New Guinea).

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Awa (Papua New Guinea) is spoken

  • Papua New Guinea

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About Awa (Papua New Guinea)

Language family
Nuclear Trans New Guinea
ISO 639-3 code
awb
Glottocode
awap1236

Dialects and varieties 6

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Awa (Papua New Guinea) as a whole.

  • Awa: ElakiaNo known Scripture
  • Awa: NortheastNo known Scripture
  • Awa: SouthernNo known Scripture
  • Awa: TaunahNo known Scripture
  • IlakiaNo known Scripture
  • South AwaNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.