Wab language

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Wab
Native to Papua New Guinea
RegionWab and Saui villages, Huon Peninsula, Madang Province
Native speakers
120 (2000) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 wab
Glottolog wabb1237
ELP Wab
Lang Status 80-VU.svg
Wab is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

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

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References

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