Unubahe (Unuba'e) is a nearly extinct

Oceanic language The approximately 450 Oceanic languages are a branch of the Austronesian languages. The area occupied by speakers of these languages includes Polynesia, as well as much of Melanesia and Micronesia. Though covering a vast area, Oceanic languages ...

spoken at the southeastern tip of

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 ...

. Although a few children speak it, in 2001 there was only one married couple who both spoke the language.Rueck, Michael. 2001. ''Unubahe: A nearly extinct language'' (ms)
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Nuclear Papuan Tip languages Languages of Milne Bay Province Endangered Austronesian languages Endangered languages of Oceania {{PapuanTip-lang-stub