Omati language

Omati
Omati
Region	Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	770 (2011)
Language family	Papuan Gulf ? Kikorian Turama–Kikorian Turama Omati; ; ; ;
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]

References

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

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