Watut is a language complex of
Austronesian languages spoken in northern
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
. Dialects include Maralinan, Silisili, Unank, Maralangko, and Danggal. It is spoken in
Watut Rural LLG
Watut Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The Watut language is spoken in the LLG.
Wards
*01. Menhi
*02. Hawata
*03. Pararoa
*04. Andarora
*05. Society (including Manki village)
*06. Sapanda
*07. Ga ...
of
Morobe Province
Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital and largest city is Lae. The province covers 33,705 km2, with a population of 674,810 (2011 census), and since the division of Southern Highlands P ...
.
Varieties
Watut varieties and their respective locations are:
*South Watut
**''South Watut, dialect 1'': Danggal, Wawas (), and Kumwats villages
**''South Watut, dialect 2'': Maraianglro () and Dzenemp () villages
*Middle Watut: Babwaf (), Mararena (), and Bentseng (Tshetsie) () villages
*North Watut: Vruf (), Mahanadzo (), Morom (), and Wampan villages.
Middle Watut, also called Middle Kodut, is spoken by 1,700 people in the Mumeng district, lower Watut valley, Babuaf (Madzim and Singono), Bencheng, Dungutung, and Marauna villages. There are four dialects: Borar, Babuaf, Tsangg (Changg), Zowents (Jowench). The ISO code is mpl.
Middle Watut Dictionary
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References
Further reading
*Carter, John, John Grummitt, Janell Masters and Brian Paris. 2014.
A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Watut Languages: South Watut (mcy), Middle Watut (mpl), and North Watut (una)
'. SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2014-006.
*Middle Watut Dictionary.
Middle Watut Dictionary
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Markham languages
Languages of Morobe Province
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