Abau
Abau is a Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 7,270 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Abau is a Papuan language spoken in southern Sandaun Province of Papua New Guinea, primarily along the border with Indonesia.
In 2002, there were estimated to be between 4,500 and 5,000 speakers, and this number does not appear to have declined since the first accurate count in the 1970s.
Abau is reported to have whistled speech.
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Words in Abau
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | sao | |
| eye | nene | |
| ear | nweyk | |
| nose | kasan | |
| tooth | nays | |
| head | makwe | |
| blood | nioh | |
| water | hu | |
| dog | nwoh | |
| fish | payr | |
| bird | ahney | |
| pig | huok | |
| banana | yoh | |
| house | a |
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