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Pagu language

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Pagu
Pago, Pagoe
Native toIndonesia
RegionHalmahera
Native speakers
3,700 (2000)[1]
West Papuan
  • North Halmahera
    • Northern North Halmahera
      • Mainland North Halmahera
        • Kao River
          • Paguic
            • Pagu
Dialects
  • Isam
  • Nuclear Pagu
  • Toliwiku
Language codes
ISO 639-3
pgu
Glottologpagu1249

Pagu (alt names: Pago, Pagoe), named after one of its dialects, is a North Halmahera language of Indonesia. The Kao language is closely related to this language.

Dialects

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The language is divided into three dialects, the following are:

  • Pagu
    • Isam
    • Nuclear Pagu
    • Toliwiku

References

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  1. ^ {{{ld1}}} at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)