Omati language explained

Omati
Region:Papua New Guinea
Speakers:770
Date:2011
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Papuan Gulf ?
Fam2:Kikorian
Fam3:Turama–Kikorian
Fam4:Turama
Lc1:jbk
Ld1:Barikewa
Lc2:jmw
Ld2:Mouwase
Glotto:bari1298
Glottoname:Barikewa
Glotto2:mouw1234
Glottoname2:Mouwase

Omati, or Mini,[1] is a Papuan language spoken in the Omati River area of Papua New Guinea. The two varieties, Barikewa[2] and Mouwase,[3] are quite divergent.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Papua-New Guinea, Solomon Islands & Timor Leste - Carte linguistique / Linguistic map . 2023-10-26 . www.muturzikin.com.
  2. Web site: Barikewa Ethnologue Free . 2023-10-26 . Ethnologue (Free All) . en.
  3. Web site: Omati . 2023-10-26 . transnewguinea.org.
  4. Web site: Glottolog 4.8 - Omati . 2023-10-26 . glottolog.org.