title: Yawa language
text: # Yawa language
  
  Yawa (Yava) is the Papuan language of central Yapen Island in Geelvink (Cenderawasih) Bay, Indonesia. Alternative names are Iau (not the same as Iau language), Mantembu, Mora, Turu, and Yapanani.
  
  ## Phonology
  
  ### Vowels
  
  | | Front | Central | Back |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Close | i | | u |
  | Mid | e | | o |
  | Open | | a | |
  
  ### Consonants
  
  | | Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nasal | m | n | ɲ | |
  | Plosive | p | t | | k |
  | Plosive | b | d | ɟ | |
  | Fricative | | s | ʃ | |
  | Trill | | r | | |
  | Approximant | w | | j | |
  