Abadi language

Abadi
Abadi
Region	Papuan Peninsula, eastern New Guinea
Native speakers	2,900 (2011)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic Papuan Tip Central Papuan Tip West Central Abadi; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kbt
Glottolog	abad1241

The Abadi language (also known as Kabadi and Gabadi) is an Oceanic language of Papua New Guinea. Specifically, it is located in the Central Province, in the Kairuku district populating five main villages. The language has 2,900 native speakers as of 2011.^[2] The language is used among all ages, struggling for restoration. Abadi speakers carry a positive attitude towards their language and strive for improvement.^{[citation needed]}

Abadi is an Austronesian language and is classified as [kbt].^[3] The term Abadi stems from the speakers themselves from which they refer to their language. They may use the term Gabadi from the speakers of the surrounding languages.

^ Abadi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ "Ethnologue". ethnologu.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Abadi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-12-04.

[e18-1] Abadi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] "Ethnologue". ethnologu.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Abadi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-12-04.

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