Kewa language

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:language
gptkbp:cultural_significance important for Kewa identity
gptkbp:formulation agglutinative structure
gptkbp:has_dialects Kewa dialects
gptkbp:has_documentation limited resources available
gptkbp:has_language contains loanwords from Tok Pisin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kewa language
gptkbp:iso639-3 kew
gptkbp:language gptkb:Trans-New_Guinea
factors include urbanization and globalization
primarily in oral communication
gptkbp:language_revitalization ongoing initiatives
gptkbp:notable_speakers approximately 10,000
gptkbp:polyphony has unique phonetic features
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Kewa_people
gptkbp:spoken_in gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkbp:status endangered
gptkbp:system Latin script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trans-New_Guinea_languages
gptkb:Northeast_New_Guinea_languages
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5