Abom | |
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Spoken in | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 15 (2002 census) |
Language family |
Trans–New Guinea
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | aob |
Abom is a nearly extinct language spoken in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. According to a 2002 census, only 15 people still speak this language, all elderly.
It appears to be the most divergent Tirio language. Its lexical similarity with other Tirio languages is 14% with Bitur, 12% with Baramu, 11% with Makayam, and 9% with Were.
All of the speakers are older adults. Middle-aged adults have some understanding of it, but no children speak or understand Abom.