Awad Bing language
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Austronesian language spoken in Papua New GuineaTemplate:SHORTDESC:Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea
| Awad Bing | |
|---|---|
| Biliau | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Astrolabe Bay area, Madang Province |
Native speakers | (1,500 cited 2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bcu |
| Glottolog | awad1244 |
| ELP | Lua error in Module:Endangered_Languages_Project at line 21: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
Awad Bing, or Biliau, is an Austronesian language spoken by about 1,100 people in seven villages near Astrolabe Bay, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Almost all speakers also use Tok Pisin as a second language. Awad Bing is also spoken by a few Ngaing for trading purposes.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Awad Bing at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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