Gwahatike language
Gwahatike | |
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Dahating | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 1,600 (2003)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | dah |
Glottolog | gwah1244 |
Gwahatike (also called Dahating or Gwatike) is a language generally classified in the Warup branch of the Finisterre family of Finisterre–Huon languages.[2] As of 2003, it was spoken by 1570 people in Papua New Guinea.[2] It is spoken in several villages located south of Saidor.[3]
References[]
- ^ Gwahatike at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Paul M. Lewis (2009). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16 ed.). Dallas: SIL International. ISBN 1-55671-216-2.
- ^ "The Dahating Language". Pacific Linguistics. Australian National University (23): 53. 1970.
Categories:
- Languages of Papua New Guinea
- Finisterre languages
- Papuan language stubs
- Papua New Guinea stubs