Abu
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 4,200 (2000 census). 820 Sabu, 3,380 Abu. |
| Region | Madang and East Sepik provinces; between Ramu, Sepik, and Angoram rivers; northwest of Madang. 22 villages. |
| Language maps |
Papua New Guinea, Map 4, reference number 180 Papua New Guinea, Map 6, reference number 180 |
| Alternate names | Adjora, Adjoria, Azao |
| Dialects | Abu, Auwa, Sabu. Intelligibility between dialects sufficient to understand each others’ complex and abstract discourse. Most closely related to Banaro [byz] and Ap Ma [kbx]. Sabu in northeast language region. Auwa may be a different language. |
| Classification | Ramu-Lower Sepik, Ramu, Grass |
| Language use | Also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Educated young and middle-age adults speak some English. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 3%–5% (Tok Pisin). |
| Comments | SOV; postpositions; genitives before noun heads; articles, adjectives, numerals, relatives after noun heads; word order distinguishes subjects, objects, indirect objects; CV, CVC, CCV, V, VC; nontonal. Swidden agriculturalists. Christian. |
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