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Mawes
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mawes
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Proper noun
A language spoken in Papua, now declared extinct.
en Antara 11 Indigenous Languages Declared Extinct: Education Ministry w:Jakarta Globe https://jakartaglobe.id/news/11-indigenous-languages-declared-extinct-education-ministry 2024-03-08 Muksin specifically mentioned 11 extinct indigenous languages, such as Tandia and Mawes in West Papua and Papua, along with Kajeli, Piru, Moksela, Palumata, Ternateno, Hukumina, Hoti, Serua, and Nila in different areas of Maluku. https://web.archive.org/web/20260207171751/https://jakartaglobe.id/news/11-indigenous-languages-declared-extinct-education-ministry 7 February 2026
en Extinct languages