Tabo language
| Waia | |
|---|---|
| Tabo | |
| Region | Western Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 3,000 (2002) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | knv |
| Glottolog | tabo1241 |
| ELP | Tabo |
Map: The Waia language of New Guinea
The Waia language (south center)
Trans–New Guinea languages
Other Papuan languages
Austronesian languages
Uninhabited | |
Tabo, also known as Waia (Waya), is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea, just north of the Fly River delta. The language has also been known as Hiwi and Hibaradai.
Tabo means ‘word, mouth’ and is the name of the language, whereas Waia is the name of one of the ten villages where Tabo is spoken.