Yabong

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A language of Papua New Guinea

Autonym
Yabong
User Population

1,500 (2000 census).

Location

Madang province.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Typology

SOV; articles, adjectives, numerals after noun heads; verb affixes mark number of subject.

Language Use

All domains except market. Mixed use: religion. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Gray et al 2015).

Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 2006.