Awara language

Awara
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMorobe Province
Ethnicity1,800 (2011)
Native speakers
1,800 (2011)
Language codes
ISO 639-3awx
Glottologawar1248

Awara is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. It is part of a dialect chain with Wantoat, but in only 60–70% lexically similar. There are around 1900 Awara speakers that live on the southern slopes of the Finisterre Range, they live along the east and west sides of Leron River basin.