Agarabi

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
agd
Alternate Names
Agarabe, Bare
Autonym
Agarabi
User Population

27,000 (2000 census).

Location

Eastern Highlands province: Kainantu district.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Kainantu, Gadsup-Auyana-Awa
Dialects

Kona, Kunai, Bush. Reportedly similar to Gadsup [gaj].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

All domains. Used by all. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Literature. Videos. NT: 2010.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Agarabi
Writing

Latin script [Latn].