Editing Abau language (section)

{{Short description|Papuan language of Papua New Guinea}}
{{Infobox language
| name             = Abau
| states           = [[Papua New Guinea]]
| region           = [[Sandaun Province]]
| speakers         = {{sigfig|7,500|2}}
| date             = 2008 census
| ref              = e25
| familycolor      = Papuan
| iso3             = aau
| glotto           = abau1245
| glottorefname    = Abau
| script           = [[Latin script|Latin]]
| fam1             = [[Sepik languages|Sepik]]
| fam2             = [[Upper Sepik languages|Upper Sepik]]
}}
'''Abau''' is a [[Papuan languages|Papuan language]] spoken in southern [[Sandaun Province]] of [[Papua New Guinea]], primarily along the border with Indonesia.

In 2002, there were estimated to be between 4,500 and 5,000 speakers, and this number does not appear to have declined since the first accurate count in the 1970s.

Abau is reported to have [[whistled speech]].