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Extinct Austronesian language of Papua New Guinea
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| Yoba | |
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| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Central Province |
| Extinct | 1980s [1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
yob |
| Glottolog |
yoba1237 |
Yoba is an extinct Austronesian language of Papua New Guinea. It was restructured through contact with neighboring Papuan languages, and in turn influencing them, before speakers shifted to those languages.
External links
See also
- Magori language, a similar situation
References
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Yoba at
Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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