Wagawaga language (New Guinea)
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Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Not to be confused with Wagawaga language (Australia).
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| Wagawaga | |
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| Region | Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | (1,900 cited 2000 census –2005)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:ylb – Yaleba (Gamadoudou)wgb – Wagawaga (Baeaula) |
| Glottolog | waga1262 |
Wagawaga is an Oceanic language spoken on the southeastern tip of Papua New Guinea. The Gamadoudou, Soma’a, and Sileba dialects may be a separate language, Yaleba.
References
[edit]- ^ Yaleba (Gamadoudou) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Wagawaga (Baeaula) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
External links
[edit]- Paradisec has a collection of Arthur Capell's materials (AC2) which includes Yaleba language materials
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