Koita language

{{Short description|Koiarian language spoken in Papua New Guinea}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Koitabu

|region=Papua New Guinea

|ethnicity=Koita

|speakers=2,700

|date=2000

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Papuan

|fam1=Trans–New Guinea

|fam2=Koiarian

|fam3=Koiaric

|map2=Lang Status 80-VU.svg

|mapcaption2={{center|{{small|Koita is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger}}}}

|iso3=kqi

|glotto=koit1244

|glottorefname=Koitabu

}}

Koitabu, or Koita, is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea in the Port Moresby area.

References

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  • Dutton, T.E. "A Koita Grammar Sketch and Vocabulary". In Dutton, T.E. editor, Studies in languages of Central and South-East Papua. C-29:281-412. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1975. {{doi|10.15144/PL-C29.281}}

{{Southeast Papuan languages}}

Category:Languages of Papua New Guinea

Category:Koiarian languages

Category:Vulnerable languages

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