Mubami language
Mubami is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. It goes by the names Dausame, Tao-Suamato, Tao-Suame, and Ta. The language is used in all age groups and domains of life, including education,[1] and is therefore counted as not presently endangered.[2]
| Mubami | |
|---|---|
| Tao | |
| Region | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 1,700 (2002)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tsx |
| Glottolog | muba1238 |
It is spoken in Diwami, Kubeai, Parieme, Paueme, Sogae, Ugu, and Waliho villages on the Guavi and Aramia rivers in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.[1]
A word list of Mubami can be found in Z'graggen (1975)[3]
References
- Mubami at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- Harald Hammarström, 2010: The status of the least documented language families in the world.
- Z'graggen, John A. 1975. Comparative wordlists of the Gulf District and adjacent Areas. In: Richard Loving (ed.), Comparative Wordlists I. 5–116. Ukarumpa: SIL-PNG. (Rearranged version of Franklin ed. 1973: 541–592) with typographical errors.)
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