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Abinomn language
Endangered language of Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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
Pronouns
The Abinomn pronouns are:
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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