Abun language
| Abun | |
|---|---|
| North Bird's Head | |
| Native to | Papua |
| Region | Bird's Head Peninsula |
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Native speakers
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3,000 (1995) |
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West Papuan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | abun1252 |
Abun, also known as Yimbun, A Nden, Manif, or Karon, is a West Papuan language of New Guinea. It is not closely related to any other language, and though Ross (2005) assigned it to the West Papuan family, based on similarities in pronouns,Ethnologue and Glottolog list it as a language isolate.
Abun used to have three lexical tones, but only two are distinguished now as minimal pairs and even these are found in limited vocabulary. Therefore Abun is said to be losing its tonality due to linguistic change.
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