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. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Abu' Arapesh". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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