Abaga language

Abaga
Wagama
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionEastern Highlands Province
Ethnicity1,000 (2017)
Native speakers
600 (2017[dubious – discuss])
Language codes
ISO 639-3abg
Glottologabag1245
ELPAbaga
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.

Vocabulary

Numerals

Abaga numerals
Abaga English Example Ref.
menasi one menasi korumpai ("one stone")
tera two tera korumpai ("two stones")

References

  1. 1 2 Abaga at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ "Menasi". Australian National University & Australian Research Council.
  4. ↑ "Menasi". Australian National University & Australian Research Council.