Watut language
{{Short description|Austronesian language}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Watut
|states=Papua New Guinea
|region=Watut River region
|speakers={{sigfig|3220|2}}
|date=1988–2012
|ref = e18
|familycolor=Austronesian
|fam2=Malayo-Polynesian
|fam3=Oceanic
|fam4=Western Oceanic
|fam5=North New Guinea ?
|fam6=Ngero–Vitiaz ?
|fam7=Huon Gulf
|fam8=Markham
|lc1=una|ld1=North Watut
|lc2=mpl|ld2=Middle Watut
|lc3=mcy|ld3=South Watut
|glotto=watu1246
|glottorefname=Watut
}}
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Watut is a language complex of Austronesian languages spoken in northern Papua New Guinea. Dialects include Maralinan, Silisili, Unank, Maralangko, and Danggal. It is spoken in Watut Rural LLG of Morobe Province.
Varieties
Watut varieties and their respective locations are:{{cite book | first=Susanne | last=Holzknecht | title=The Markham Languages of Papua New Guinea | publisher=Pacific Linguistics| year=1989 | isbn=0-85883-394-8}}
- South Watut
- South Watut, dialect 1: Danggal, Wawas ({{coord|-6.964888|146.373114|type:city_region:PG|name=Wawas}}), and Kumwats villages
- South Watut, dialect 2: Maraianglro ({{coord|-6.968605|146.375509|type:city_region:PG|name=Maralangko}}) and Dzenemp ({{coord|-6.964491|146.375677|type:city_region:PG|name=Zinimb (Zinim)}}) villages
- Middle Watut: Babwaf ({{coord|-6.88249|146.399126|type:city_region:PG|name=Babuaf}}), Mararena ({{coord|-6.882399|146.400017|type:city_region:PG|name=Marauna (Malarina)}}), and Bentseng (Tshetsie) ({{coord|-6.856273|146.355971|type:city_region:PG|name=Bencheng}}) villages
- North Watut: Vruf ({{coord|-6.779356|146.387941|type:city_region:PG|name=Uruf}}), Mahanadzo ({{coord|-6.746839|146.416959|type:city_region:PG|name=Mafanazo}}), Morom ({{coord|-6.772604|146.302126|type:city_region:PG|name=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.[https://www.webonary.org/middlewatut/overview/introduction/ Middle Watut Dictionary]
References
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Further reading
- Carter, John, John Grummitt, Janell Masters and Brian Paris. 2014. [https://pnglanguages.sil.org/resources/archives/59245 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. [https://www.webonary.org/middlewatut/browse/browse-english/ Middle Watut Dictionary]
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{{Austronesian languages}}
{{Languages of Papua New Guinea}}
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Category:Languages of Morobe Province
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