Kwale language

Uare
Kwale
Region	Rigo Inland Rural LLG, Central Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	1,300 (2004)^[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Kwalean Humene–Uare Uare
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ksj`
Glottolog	`uare1241`

Uare, or Kwale, is a language of Papua New Guinea. Dialects are Garihe (Garia) and Uare proper (Kwale, Kware). It is spoken in Rigo Inland Rural LLG, Central Province, Papua New Guinea.^[1]

Phonology

Consonants^[2]
	Labial	Alveolar	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	ˀb	tʰ ˀd	kʰ ˀg	ʔ
Fricative	f v	ɕ ʑ	ɣ	h
Nasal	m	n
Trill		r

/i u/ are nasalized following /h/ and before any nasal, velar, or glottal plosive.

Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /iu/, /ei/, /ai/, /oi/, /ui/, /ae/, /oe/, /ao/, /eu/, /au/, /ou/.

^ ^a ^b Uare at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ ^a ^b Kikkawa, Keiko (1999). Uare Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.

OLAC resources in and about the Uare language Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
Paradisec has two collections that include Kwale language materials including Arthur Cappell's (AC1) and Tom Dutton's (TD1).
Rosetta Project: Uare Swadesh List

Central Papua, Indonesia	Ok-Oksapmin Dani Asmat-Kamoro Mek Paniai Lakes West Bomberai Somahai
Southeast Papua, Indonesia	Anim Greater Awyu Kayagaric Kolopom Marori
Southwest Papua New Guinea	Gogodala-Suki Turama-Kikori Kiwaian Awin-Pa
Central Papua New Guinea	Madang Finisterre-Huon Kainantu-Goroka Chimbu-Wahgi Enga-Kewa-Huli Bosavi East Strickland Kutubu Duna-Bogaya Wiru
Papuan Peninsula	Angan Greater Binanderean Dagan Mailuan Koiarian Goilalan Yareban Kwalean Manubaran

Eastern Nusantara
families and isolates

Northern Western New Guinea
families and isolates

Central Western New Guinea
families and isolates

Sepik-Ramu basin
families and isolates

Torricelli subgroups	Marienberg Arapesh Urim Maimai Wapei Palei One (West Wapei) Monumbo?
Sepik subgroups	Middle Sepik Ndu Nukuma Yellow River Yerakai Upper Sepik Wogamus Iwam Abau Sepik Hill Tama Ram Amal
Ramu subgroups	Lower Ramu Ottilien Misegian Middle Ramu Grass? Tamolan Ataitan (Tanggu)

Gulf of Papua and southern New Guinea
families and isolates

Proposed groupings

v t e Southeast Papuan languages
Koiarian	Grass Koiari Mountain Koiari Koitabu Barai Namiae Ese Ömie
Kwalean	Humene Uare Mulaha
Manubaran	Doromu Maria
Yareban	Moikodi Aneme Wake Bariji Nawaru Yareba
Mailuan	Bauwaki Domu Binahari Morawa Mailu Laua
Dagan	Daga Mapena Maiwa Dima Ginuman Kanasi Onjob Umanakaina Turaka

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