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Wagawaga language (New Guinea)

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Wagawaga
RegionMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
1,900 (2000 census –2005)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
ylb – Yaleba (Gamadoudou)
wgb – Wagawaga (Baeaula)
Glottologwaga1262

Wagawaga is an Oceanic language spoken on the southeastern tip of Papua New Guinea. The Gamadoudou, Soma’a, and Sileba dialects may be a separate language, Yaleba.

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  • Paradisec has a collection of Arthur Capell's materials (AC2) which includes Yaleba language materials

References

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  1. ^ Yaleba (Gamadoudou) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Wagawaga (Baeaula) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)