Awad Bing, or Biliau, is an
Austronesian language spoken by about 1,100 people in seven villages near
Astrolabe Bay,
Madang Province,
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
. Almost all speakers also use
Tok Pisin
Tok Pisin (,Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student’s Handbook'', Edinburgh ; Tok Pisin ), often referred to by English speakers as "New Guinea Pidgin" or simply Pidgin, is a creole language spoken throughout Papua New Guinea. It is an ...
as a second language. Awad Bing is also spoken by a few
Ngaing for trading purposes.
References
Languages of Madang Province
Bel languages
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