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Abaga (or Wagama) is a nearly extinct Trans–New Guinea language of
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
. It appears to be related to Kamono and Yagaria. The classification of Abaga is disputed. It may actually be a Kamano-Yagaria language, and not a Finisterre-Huon language with heavy influence as proposed before.Tupper, Ian. 2007. Endangered Languages Listing: Abaga bg http://www.pnglanguages.org/pacific/png/show_lang_entry.asp?id=abg


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Critically endangered languages Languages of Eastern Highlands Province Endangered Papuan languages {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub