Wab language

Wab
Wab
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Wab and Saui villages, Huon Peninsula, Madang Province
Native speakers	(120 cited 2000)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea ? Ngero–Vitiaz Bel Astrolabe Wab; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	wab
Glottolog	wabb1237
ELP	Wab
	Wab is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger .

Last updated November 09, 2025

Wab is an Austronesian language spoken by about 120 people in the coastal villages of Wab and Saui, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.^[1]

References

1 2 Wab at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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[e18-1] 1 2 Wab at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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