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Agarabi

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: agd

Population  27,000 (2000 census).
Region  Eastern Highlands Province, Kainantu District.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 469
Alternate names   Agarabe, Bare
Dialects  Similar to Gadsup [gaj].
Classification  Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Kainantu, Gadsup-Auyana-Awa
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. Bible portions: 1970.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  SOV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BEE, Darlene; GODDARD, Jean; LUFF, Lorna, authors. 1973. "Notes on Agarabi phonology."

BROWN, Gaynor, author. 1987. "Transfer games for Agarabi readers."

GODDARD, Jean, author. 1967. "Agarabi narratives and commentary."

GODDARD, Jean, author. 1974. Notes on Agarabi grammar.  Available online

GODDARD, Jean, author. 1976. Higher levels of Agarabi grammar.  Available online

GODDARD, Jean, author. 1977. Notes on Agarabi grammar.

HOLLINGSWORTH, Kenneth R., author. 1976. An analysis of Agarabi music and related projects.

LOVING, Richard, editor. 1974. Grammatical studies in three languages of Papua New Guinea.

LUFF, Lorna, author. 1989. "Are we in the dark about colours?."

MCKAUGHAN, Howard P., editor. 1973. The languages of the Eastern family of the East New Guinea Highlands stock.

OLSON, Michelle, author. 2012. "Hands-on Literacy and Scripture Use in the Agarabi Language."  Available online

OLSON, Michelle; OLSON, Ron, authors. 2002. Agarabi Organised Phonology Data.  Available online

Vernacular Publications

A B C: Beginner’s Agarabi-English dictionary, part 1. 1988.

Agarabi aaná wááyáá 1-6. 1963.

Agarabi book 1-4. 1963.

Agarabi introductory book. 1963.

Agarabi primer 1-4. 1966.

Agarabi transport book: a supplementary reader for advanced literates. 1966.

Agarabi writing book. 1966.

The story of bottles and glass in the Agarabi language: a supplementary reader for advanced literates. 1971.