Iwal language

Iwal
Iwal
Kaiwa
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Morobe Province
Native speakers	2,100 (2011)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea ? Ngero–Vitiaz ? Huon Gulf South Huon Gulf Iwal; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kbm
Glottolog	iwal1237

Iwal (also called Kaiwa from Jabêm Kai Iwac "Iwac highlanders") is an Austronesian language spoken by about 1,900 people from nine villages in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea (Cobb & Wroge 1990). Although it appears most closely related to the South Huon Gulf languages, it is the most conservative member of its subgroup.