Omati language

Last updated
Omati
Region Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
770 (2011) [1]
Papuan Gulf  ?
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]

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References

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