Tabo language

Tabo, also known as Waia (Waya), is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea, just north of the Fly River delta. The language has also been known as Hiwi and Hibaradai.

Waia
Tabo
RegionWestern Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
3,000 (2002)
Language codes
ISO 639-3knv
Glottologtabo1241
ELPTabo
Map: The Waia language of New Guinea
  The Waia language (south center)
  Trans–New Guinea languages
  Other Papuan languages
  Austronesian languages
  Uninhabited

Tabo means ‘word, mouth’ and is the name of the language, whereas Waia is the name of one of the ten villages where Tabo is spoken.

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