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Abaga language
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| Abaga | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Eastern Highlands Province |
| Ethnicity | 1,000 (2017)[1] |
Native speakers | 600 (2017[dubious – discuss])[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | abg |
| Glottolog | abag1245 |
| ELP | Abaga |
 Abaga is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Abaga (or Wagama) is a nearly extinct Trans–New Guinea language of Papua New Guinea. It appears to be related to Kamono and Yagaria.
The classification of Abaga is disputed. It may actually be a Kamano–Yagaria language, and not a Finisterre–Huon language with heavy influence as proposed before.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Abaga at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Tupper, Ian. 2007. Endangered Languages Listing: Abaga [abg]. http://www.pnglanguages.org/pacific/png/show_lang_entry.asp?id=abg Archived 2014-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
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