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Abadi

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: kbt

Population	4,300 (2007 SIL).
Region	Central Province, north of Galley Reach.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 16, reference number 727
Alternate names	Gabadi, Kabadi
Dialects	Lexical similarity: 53% with Toura [don] (most similar).
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Peripheral, Central Papuan, West Central Papuan, Gabadi
Language use	All ages. Positive attitude. Younger also use Tok Pisin [tpi] or English.
Language development	Used in primary education for first 3 years.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Gabadi is the Motu name. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

KASSELL, Alison; POTTER, Margaret, authors. 2011. "A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Abadi Language Group."  

Vernacular Publications

Ega mauri avaida. 2005.

Ega vanoda maoradada. 2005.

Ega vanuanana maoradada. 2005.

Mara'i'una agonanai. 2005.

Marai'una agonanai. 2005.

Mekauda mai vanoda maoradada. 2005.

Mekauda maoradada. 2005.