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Mokati
Wanambre
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang Province
Native speakers590 (2003)
Language familyTrans–New Guinea?
Language codes
ISO 639-3wnb
Glottologwana1269
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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.

There are two main dialects. One is spoken in Wanambre (4°45′51″S 145°20′26″E / 4.76412°S 145.340466°E / -4.76412; 145.340466 (Wanambre)) and Mawet (4°44′53″S 145°20′16″E / 4.748076°S 145.337669°E / -4.748076; 145.337669 (Mabet)) villages, while another one is spoken in Tinami (4°46′29″S 145°22′38″E / 4.774677°S 145.377246°E / -4.774677; 145.377246 (Tinami)) and Kotakot (4°46′30″S 145°22′41″E / 4.775134°S 145.378048°E / -4.775134; 145.378048 (Katekot)) villages. Differences in vocabulary include Wanambre wena 'louse' Tinami nokalol 'louse'.

References

  1. Mokati at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Pick, Andrew (2020). A reconstruction of Proto-Northern Adelbert phonology and lexicon (PDF) (PhD dissertation). University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Madang languages
Northern Adelbert
(Croisilles)
Manep–Barem
Kumil–Tibor
Numugen
Kaukombar
other
Southern Adelbert
Tomul (Josephstaal)
Sogeram (Wanang)
Kalam
Mabuso
Kokan
Gum
Hanseman
other
Mindjim
Rai Coast
(South Madang)
Awung
Brahman
Evapia
Peka
Nuru
Kabenau
other
Yaganon
(unclear)


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