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{{Short description|Papuan language}}
{{Infobox language
|name          = Kia Awyu
|altname       = Jair
|nativename    =
|region        = [[Papua (Indonesian province)|Papua]], [[Indonesia]]
|speakers      = 2,300
|date          = 2002
|ref           = e24
|familycolor   = Papuan
|fam1          = [[Trans–New Guinea languages|Trans–New Guinea]]
|fam2          = [[Greater Awyu languages|Greater Awyu]]
|fam3          = [[Awyu–Dumut languages|Awyu–Dumut]]
|fam4          = [[Awyu languages|Awyu]]
|iso3          = awv
|glotto        = jair1235
|glottorefname = Kia River Awyu
}}
'''Kia River Awyu''', or '''Jair''' (Djair), is a [[Papuan languages|Papuan language]] of [[Papua (Indonesian province)|Papua]], [[Indonesia]], spoken along the [[Kia River]]. It is closely related to [[Edera River Awyu]]. '''Upper Kia River Awyu''' and '''Lower Kia River Awyu''' may be distinct languages, depending on one's criteria.<ref>[https://newguineaworld.linguistik.uzh.ch/families/trans-new-guinea/central-west-new-guinea/digul-river-ok/digul-river/central-digul-river/awyu New Guinea World - Awyu]</ref>
==References==
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{{Central and South New Guinea languages}}
{{Languages of Indonesia}}
[[Category:Languages of western New Guinea]]
[[Category:Awyu–Dumut languages]]
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