Abu’ Arapesh language

Abu'
Ua
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region East Sepik Province
Native speakers
 2,600 (2000 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 aah
Glottolog abua1245[2]

Abu’, also known as Ua (meaning 'no'), is an Arapesh language (Torricelli) of Papua New Guinea. Speakers are shifting to Tok Pisin.

References

  1. ↑ Abu' at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Abu' Arapesh". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

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