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Abinomn language

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The Abinomn language (Avinomen, Foya[2]) is a likely language isolate initially reported by Mark Donohue from Papua province, Indonesia. It is also known as Avinomen, Baso (deprecated), and Foia. There are about 300 speakers.[1]

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Classification

Abinomn is not closely related to any other language, and its closest relatives are unknown. It is generally treated as a language isolate.[3]

Neighboring languages

Although surrounded by Lakes Plain languages, Abinomn highly differs from Lakes Plain.[2] For instance, unlike the nearby Lakes Plain languages, Abinomn is a non-tonal language.[2]:513 Languages adjacent to Abinomn are:

Phonology

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Pronouns

The Abinomn pronouns are:

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Number inflection

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Number inflection for selected Abinomn nouns showing suppletive forms, as listed in Foley (2018):[2]

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