Adjora language

Adjora (Adjoria, Azao) a.k.a. Abu is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea.

A supposed dialect, Auwa, apparently with few speakers, may be a distinct language. One confirmed dialect, however, is Sabu, which is spoken in the northeast of the language's region.

Adjora is spoken in the Madang and East Sepik provinces of Papua New Guinea, specifically between Angoram, Ramu, and Sepik rivers and in the northwest of Madang. It is used in approximately 22 villages.

Many Adjora words have been borrowed by Tayap, a nearby language isolate that is spoken just to the west of the Adjora area. It is also closely related to the Waran language (also known as Banaro).

Most of its 4,200 speakers are Abu (3,380), though there are 820 Savunese speakers.

• OLAC resources in and about the Abu language
• Listen to a sample of Abu from Global Recordings Network