Abu' | |
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Ua | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | East Sepik Province: Albiges/Mablep Rural LLG, ward 8; Sandaun Province: East Aitape Rural LLG, wards 23, 24, 25 |
Native speakers | 2,600 (2000 census) [1] |
Torricelli
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
aah |
Glottolog |
abua1245 |
ELP | Abu' |
Abuʼ, also known as Ua (meaning 'no'), is an Arapesh language ( Torricelli family) of Papua New Guinea. It is dying, as speakers are shifting to Tok Pisin.
Otto Nekitel, a first language speaker of Abu' Arapesh, was awarded a PhD from the ANU in 1986 for his thesis Sociolinguistic aspects of Abu, becoming the first Papua New Guinean to receive a doctorate in linguistics.