Abom language
| Abom | |
|---|---|
| Region | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 15 (2002)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aob |
| Glottolog | abom1238 |
| ELP | Abom |
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) (subscription required)
Bibliography
- "Sociolinguistic survey of the Tirio language family", Tim Jore and Laura Aleman. Unpublished Manuscript.
- "Endangered languages listing: ABOM [aob]" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-05-06.
External links
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