Awbono

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
awh
Alternate Names
Kvolyab
User Population

100 (1999 SIL). 100 monolinguals.

Location

Papua province: Jayawijaya regency; Modera river area.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Bayono-Awbono
Dialects

None known. Not related to these language families: Ok, Asmat, Awyu-Dumut, Momuna [mqf], or highland languages like Dani [dnw], or Mek family. Lexical similarity: 55% with Bayono [byl].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Awbono
Other Comments

Frequently at war with Kopkaka and Korowai.