Mokati language

Mokati, or Wanambre after one of the villages in which it is spoken, is a Papuan language of Sumgilbar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.[2]

Mokati
Wanambre
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang Province
Native speakers
590 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3wnb
Glottologwana1269

There are two main dialects. One is spoken in Wanambre (4.76412°S 145.340466°E / -4.76412; 145.340466 (Wanambre)) and Mawet (4.748076°S 145.337669°E / -4.748076; 145.337669 (Mabet)) villages, while another one is spoken in Tinami (4.774677°S 145.377246°E / -4.774677; 145.377246 (Tinami)) and Kotakot (4.775134°S 145.378048°E / -4.775134; 145.378048 (Katekot)) villages. Differences in vocabulary include Wanambre wena 'louse' Tinami nokalol 'louse'.[2]

References
  1. Mokati at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Pick, Andrew (2020). A reconstruction of Proto-Northern Adelbert phonology and lexicon (PDF) (PhD dissertation). University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.


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