The Awyu languages are a cluster of Papuan languages in Indonesian New Guinea.

They number between five (bold below) and eleven, depending on one's criteria for a 'language':

South Awyu

• Bamgi River Awyu (Oser, Jénimu/Yenimu)

• Ia River Awyu (Sjìagha/Shiaxa)

Southeast Awyu (Jair)

• Edera River Awyu

• Lower Kia River Awyu

• Upper Kia River Awyu

Central and West Awyu

• North Awyu

Central Awyu

• Mappi River Awyu (Aghu)

• Pasue River Awyu

West Awyu

• Wildeman River Awyu (Pisà)

Asue River Awyu

• Miaro River Awyu

• Kewet River Awyu

(The placement and diversity of North Awyu is uncertain, due to lack of data.)

Further reading

• Lebold, Randy, Ronald Kriens and Yunita Susanto. 2013. A Report on the Bamgi, Kia, and Lower Digul River Language Survey in Papua, Indonesia. SIL International.

• Susanto, Yunita. 2004. Report on the Mapi River Survey South Coast of Irian Jaya. SIL International.

References

External links

• Shiaxa at the Awyu–Ndumut research group at VU University Amsterdam: http://www2.let.vu.nl/oz/awyu-ndumut/shiaxa.php