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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]
Vocabulary
[edit]Numerals
[edit]| Abaga numerals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Abaga | English | Example | Ref. |
| menasi | one | menasi korumpai ("one stone") | [3] |
| tera | two | tera korumpai ("two stones") | [4] |
References
[edit]- 1 2 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
- ↑ "Menasi". Australian National University & Australian Research Council.
- ↑ "Menasi". Australian National University & Australian Research Council.
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