Omati language

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

{{Infobox language

|name=Omati

|nativename=

|region=Papua New Guinea

|speakers=770

|date=2011

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Papuan

|fam1=Papuan Gulf ?

|fam2=Kikorian

|fam3=Turama–Kikorian

|fam4=Turama

|iso3=

|lc1=jbk|ld1=Barikewa

|lc2=jmw|ld2=Mouwase

|glotto=bari1298

|glottoname=Barikewa

|glotto2=mouw1234

|glottoname2=Mouwase

}}

Omati, or Mini,{{Cite web |title=Papua-New Guinea, Solomon Islands & Timor Leste - Carte linguistique / Linguistic map |url=https://www.muturzikin.com/cartesoceanie/oceanie2.htm |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=www.muturzikin.com}} is a Papuan language spoken in the Omati River area of Papua New Guinea. The two varieties, Barikewa{{Cite web |title=Barikewa {{!}} Ethnologue Free |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/jbk/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Ethnologue (Free All) |language=en}} and Mouwase,{{Cite web |title=Omati |url=http://transnewguinea.org/language/omati?sort=-word |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=transnewguinea.org}} are quite divergent.{{Cite web |title=Glottolog 4.8 - Omati |url=https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/omat1240 |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=glottolog.org}}