Yau language (Trans–New Guinea)
| Yau | |
|---|---|
| Uruwa | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Morobe Province |
Native speakers | (2,400 cited 2000) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yuw |
| Glottolog | yaum1237 |
Yau, also called Uruwa, is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea.
It is spoken in Boit, Boksawin, Komdaron, Kotet, Mitmit, Mup, Sapmanga, Sapurong, Sindamon, Sugan, Towet, Worin, and Yawan villages in Morobe Province. Southern dialects are called Nungon or Nuon, and are spoken by about 1,000 people in five or six villages in the Uruwa River valley.