| Abu' | |
| Nativename: | Ua |
| States: | Papua New Guinea |
| Region: | East Sepik Province Albiges/Mablep Rural LLG, ward 8; Sandaun Province: East Aitape Rural LLG, wards 23, 24, 25 |
| Date: | 2000 census |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Familycolor: | Papuan |
| Fam1: | Torricelli |
| Fam2: | Arapesh |
| Iso3: | aah |
| Glotto: | abua1245 |
| Glottorefname: | Abu' Arapesh |
Abu, also known as Ua (meaning 'no'), is an Arapesh language (Torricelli family) of Papua New Guinea. It is dying, as speakers are shifting to Tok Pisin.
Otto Nekitel, a first language speaker of Abu' Arapesh, was awarded a PhD from the ANU in 1986 for his thesis Sociolinguistic aspects of Abu, becoming the first Papua New Guinean to receive a doctorate in linguistics.
Abu is spoken in:[1]
Albiges/Mablep Rural LLG, ward 8 (Wamsak / Amom) (-3.5145°N 142.9031°W)
East Aitape Rural LLG, wards 23, 24, 25 (respectively: Wamsis (-3.4675°N 142.9604°W), Balup (-3.3936°N 142.9635°W), Matapau (-3.3611°N 143.0243°W))