Mokati language explained

Mokati
Nativename:Wanambre
States:Papua New Guinea
Region:Madang Province
Speakers:590
Date:2003
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Trans–New Guinea?
Fam2:Madang
Fam3:Croisilles
Fam4:NW Adelbert Range
Fam5:Tiboran
Iso3:wnb
Glotto:wana1269
Glottorefname:Mokati

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.[1]

There are two main dialects. One is spoken in Wanambre (-4.7641°N 145.3405°W) and Mawet (-4.7481°N 145.3377°W) villages, while another one is spoken in Tinami (-4.7747°N 145.3772°W) and Kotakot (-4.7751°N 145.378°W) villages. Differences in vocabulary include Wanambre wena 'louse' Tinami nokalol 'louse'.[1]

Notes and References

  1. PhD dissertation . Pick . Andrew . 2020 . A reconstruction of Proto-Northern Adelbert phonology and lexicon . University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa .