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Extinct Austronesian language of Papua New Guinea
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Yoba
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionCentral Province
Extinct1980s
Language familyAustronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3yob
Glottologyoba1237

Yoba is an extinct Austronesian language of Papua New Guinea. It was restructured through contact with neighboring Papuan languages, and in turn influencing them, before speakers shifted to those languages.

External links

  • Paradisec has the Tom Dutton collection (TD1) that includes Yoba language materials.

See also

References

  1. Yoba at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
Papuan Tip languages
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Papuan Tip
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Dobu–Duau
Kakabai
Are
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Papuan Tip
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Sinagoro–Keapara
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Papuan Tip
Kilivila–Misima
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Languages of Papua New Guinea
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Teberan
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