Omati language

Omati
Omati
Region	Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	770 (2011)[1]
Language family	Papuan Gulf ? Kikorian Turama–Kikorian Turama Omati; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; jbk – Barikewa; jmw – Mouwase
Glottolog	bari1298 Barikewa; mouw1234 Mouwase

Omati, or Mini, is a Papuan language spoken in the Omati River area of Papua New Guinea. The two varieties, Barikewa and Mouwase, are quite divergent.

References

Barikewa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Mouwase at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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