Aribwatsa language
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Language
| Aribwatsa | |
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| Lae | |
| Region | New Guinea |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | laz |
| Glottolog | arib1241 |
Aribwatsa, also known as Lae or Lahe, is an
Lower Markham languages in the area of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Descendants of the Aribwatsa language community have mostly switched to the Bukawa language, which is spoken all along the north coast of the Huon Gulf
and in several villages on the south coast.
References
- Susanne Holzknecht (1989). The Markham Languages of Papua New Guinea. Pacific Linguistics. ISBN 0-85883-394-8.
- Wurm, S.A. editor. Some Endangered Languages of Papua New Guinea: Kaki Ae, Musom, and Aribwatsa. D-89, vi + 183 pages. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1997.
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