Omati language

Omati
Omati
Region	Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	770 (2011)[1]
Language family	Papuan Gulf ? Kikorian Turama–Kikorian Turama Omati; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; jbk – Barikewa; jmw – Mouwase
Glottolog	bari1298 Barikewa; mouw1234 Mouwase

Omati, or Mini[2], is a Papuan language spoken in the Omati River area of Papua New Guinea. The two varieties, Barikewa[3] and Mouwase[4], are quite divergent.[5]

References

Barikewa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Mouwase at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
"Papua-New Guinea, Solomon Islands & Timor Leste - Carte linguistique / Linguistic map". www.muturzikin.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
"Barikewa | Ethnologue Free". Ethnologue (Free All). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
"Omati". transnewguinea.org. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
"Glottolog 4.8 - Omati". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2023-10-26.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.