Abuʼ Arapesh language

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.

Abu'
Ua
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionEast 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]
Language codes
ISO 639-3aah
Glottologabua1245
ELPAbu'

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.

Abuʼ is spoken in:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Abu' at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
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