Aribwatsa language
Language
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Aribwatsa, also known as Lae or Lahe, is an extinct member of the Busu subgroup of Lower Markham languages in the area of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Descendants of the Aribwatsa-speaking community have mostly switched to the Bukawa language, which is spoken all along the north coast of the Huon Gulf and in several villages on the south coast. One old woman, Butoawê, remembered the language in 1997.[1]
NativetoPapua New Guinea
RegionNew Guinea
EthnicityLahe, Aribwatsa (subgroup)
Native speakers
(1 rememberer cited 1997)| Aribwatsa | |
|---|---|
| Lae, Ahi | |
| Aribwatsa | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | New Guinea |
| Ethnicity | Lahe, Aribwatsa (subgroup) |
Native speakers | (1 rememberer cited 1997) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | laz |
| Glottolog | arib1241 |
