Aghu language
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- This article is about the Papuan language. For the Australian language, see Aghu Tharrnggala (linguistics).
Aghu | ||
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Spoken in: | Papua, Indonesia | |
Total speakers: | ~3,000 | |
Language family: | Trans-New Guinea Central and South New Guinea Awyu-Dumut Awyu Aghu |
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Language codes | ||
ISO 639-1: | none | |
ISO 639-2: | paa | |
ISO/FDIS 639-3: | ahh | |
Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-​based pronunciation key. |
Aghu, also known as Djair or Dyair, is a Papuan language of Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken in the villages of Kenggi, Anggai, Sabakaghẽ, Susu, Bana, Waghabang, Kaliwin, Tanah Merah (Uyumbe), Mutiriop, Mariang, Mariori, Ghesi, Yofon, Sikafio, Bigisa, and Duba, at least.
[edit] Bibliography
- (Dutch) Drabbe, P. (1957). Spraakkunst van het Aghu-dialect van de Awju-taal. Den Haag: M. Nijhoff.
- (English) Voorhoeve, C. L. [1975] (1980). Languages of Irian Jaya, Checklist: Preliminary Classification, Language Maps, Wordlists. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, 28, 98.