Waboda language

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Waboda
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Wabuda Island in the Fly River delta
Native speakers
2,800 (2003) [1]
Kiwaian
  • Waboda
Language codes
ISO 639-3 kmx
Glottolog wabo1241
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Waboda is a Papuan language of southern Papua New Guinea. In Kiwai Rural LLG, it is spoken in Dameratamu, Gesoa, Kabaturi ( 8°14′13″S143°34′28″E / 8.236886°S 143.574376°E / -8.236886; 143.574376 (Koavisi (Kabaturi)) ), Maduduo, Meipani, Sagero ( 8°13′56″S143°32′12″E / 8.232149°S 143.536743°E / -8.232149; 143.536743 (Sagero) ), Tirere ( 8°14′00″S143°38′41″E / 8.233195°S 143.644705°E / -8.233195; 143.644705 (Tire'ere) ), and Wapi ( 8°26′40″S143°32′17″E / 8.444552°S 143.538194°E / -8.444552; 143.538194 (Wapi) ) villages. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Waboda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
  3. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.