Abaga is a nearly extinct Trans–New Guinea language of Papua New Guinea. It appears to be related to Kamono and Yagaria.
Abaga | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Eastern Highlands Province |
Ethnicity | 150 (2011)[1] |
Native speakers | (5 cited 1994)[1] |
Language family | Trans–New Guinea
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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 |
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]
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