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ISO 639-3 · abgabg
Trans–New Guinea family

Abaga

Abaga is a language of the Kainantu–Goroka branch (Trans–New Guinea), spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata counts about 5 speakers (1994).

6a · Vigorous5
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
abg
Glottocode
abag1245
Wikipedia
12 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameAbaga
Also calledAbaga language, Wagama
All speakers5 (1994)

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
UNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this level
family tree

From Trans–New Guinea to Abaga

The branches above Abaga, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

212Trans–New Guineafamily11Kainantu–GorokabranchabgAbagalanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Papua New Guinea630 languages in the index

Also spoken in Papua New Guinea

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationaltpiTok Pisinunclassified · 4.1 m1 · NationalenqEngaTrans–New Guinea · 230,0005 · DevelopinghmoHiri MotuAustronesian · 120,0003 · Wider CommunicationksdTolaiAustronesian · 81,0003 · Wider CommunicationmeuMotuAustronesian · 39,0005 · DevelopingazrAdzeraAustronesian · 30,0004 · EducationalsnpSianeunclassified · 29,0005 · DevelopingagdAgarabiunclassified · 27,0006a · VigorousgahAlekanoTrans–New Guinea · 25,0007 · Shifting