Aribwatsa language (laz)

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Also Known As: Aribwatsa Language,Lae,Lahe


Description:

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. Descendents of the Aribwatsa language 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.

^ Susanne Holzknecht (1989). The Markham Languages of Papua New Guinea. Pacific Linguistics. ISBN 0-85883-394-8. ..... full article at Wikipedia

Location of Aribwatsa language Speakers

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Overview

Main Country: Papua New Guinea
Spoken In:

Regions: Oceania

ISO 639-3 Code: laz

Classification Taxonomy

All Languages

  Austronesian Group

    Malayo-Polynesian Group

      Central-Eastern Group

        Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Group

          Oceanic Group

            Western Oceanic Group

              North New Guinea Group

                Huon Gulf Group

                  Markham Group

                    Lower Group

                      Busu Group

                        Aribwatsa language