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Papunesia · ISO 639-3 abg · Glottocode abag1245

Abaga

Abaga brings into view a member of the Nuclear Trans New Guinea family with nearly extinct status in Papunesia, with Latin recorded as the likely script.

Language family
Nuclear Trans New Guinea
Likely script
Latin (Latn)
Source status
nearly extinct
Macroarea
Papunesia
Source country codes
PG
Reference point
-6.120, 145.665

Open research question

Which current, community-led studies show where and in which domains Abaga is used and transmitted today?

This question is an assignment for later subject and community-proximate source review, not a claim about a uniform cultural worldview.

Scholarly boundary

The map point is a Glottolog reference point, not a language-area boundary. The script field is a likely Unicode CLDR assignment, not a complete history of orthography. Information on endangerment and countries follows the linked source data and does not replace current local assessment.