Photos • Location
| Kawatsa | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Morobe Province |
| Ethnicity | Ethnic population: 160 (2000 census) [1] |
Native speakers | 12 (2000) [1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
kcb |
| Glottolog |
kawa1276 |
| ELP | Kawacha |
 Kawacha is classified as Critically Endangered by the
UNESCO
Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
| Coordinates: 7°02′48″S 146°09′09″E / 7.046688°S 146.152479°E | |
Kawatsa is a nearly extinct Angan language of Papua New Guinea. According to one source, an estimated 12 people are believed to speak the language. [1] It is spoken in Katsiong village ( 7°02′48″S 146°09′09″E / 7.046688°S 146.152479°E), Tsewi ward, Kome Rural LLG. [1] [2]
References
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Kawatsa at
Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.