Wantoat language

Wantoat
Taap
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Morobe Province
Native speakers	unknown (8,200 cited 1978)^[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Finisterre–Huon Finisterre Wantoat languages Wantoat
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`wnc`
Glottolog	`want1252`^[2]

Wantoat, named after the Wantoat River, is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. Dialects are Wapu (Leron), Central Wantoat, Bam, Yagawak (Kandomin), continuing on to Awara, though the last is only 60–70% lexically similar with Wantoat and Wapu. Major Wantoat villages are Gwabogwat, Mamabam, Matap, Ginonga, Kupung.

Phonology

Consonants^[3]
m	n		ŋ	ŋʷ
ᵐb	ⁿd	ⁿz	ᵑɡ	ᵑɡʷ
p	t	s	k	kʷ
		j		w

Consonants clusters with mixed voicing occur within words:

okᵑɡa 'your uncle', kaotⁿdu 'half', ɡeᵐbikᵐbik 'lip', temⁿzin 'they will shoot it', kapⁿza 'strong'

i				u
e				o
		ə
	æ
			ɑ

Vowel sequences are /ie iə iɑ iu, ee eə eɑ eu, əə, ææ æə, ɑɑ ɑo ɑu, oi oə oɑ, uu/.

Syllables are minimally V and maximally CVVC. Stress is distinctive but has a low functional load.

References

↑ Wantoat at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Wantoat". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
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Finisterre–Huon languages

Finisterre

Erap	Finongan Gusan Mamaa Munkip Nakama Nek Nimi Nuk Numanggang Sauk Uri

Gusap–Mot	Iyo Madi Neko Nekgini Ngaing Rawa Ufim

Uruwa	Sakam Som Nukna Yau Weliki

Wantoat	Awara Wantoat Tuma-Irumu

Warup	Asaro'o Bulgebi Degenan Forak Guya Gwahatike Muratayak

Yupna	Bonkiman Domung Ma Nankina Yopno Yout Wam

Huon

Eastern	Dedua Kâte Kovai Kube Mape Migabac Momare Sene Tobo

Western	Burum Borong Kinalakna Komba Kumokio Mese Nabak Nomu Ono Selepet Sialum Timbe

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