Omati language

Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Omati
RegionPapua New Guinea
Native speakers
770 (2011)[1]
Language family
Papuan Gulf ?
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
jbk – Barikewa
jmw – Mouwase
Glottologbari1298  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

  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.
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