Abom language
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| Abom | |
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| Region | Papua New Guinea |
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Native speakers
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15 (2002)[1] |
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Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aob |
| Glottolog | abom1238[2] |
Abom is a nearly extinct language spoken in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. According to a 2002 census, only 15 people still speak this language, all elderly.
It appears to be the most divergent Tirio language. Its lexical similarity with other Tirio languages is 14% with Bitur, 12% with Baramu, 11% with Makayam, and 9% with Were.
All of the speakers are older adults. Middle-aged adults have some understanding of it, but no children speak or understand Abom.
References
- ↑ Abom at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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Bibliography
- "Sociolinguistic survey of the Tirio language family", Tim Jore and Laura Aleman. Unpublished Manuscript.
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