Ata language

Ata language

language
name=Ata
states=Papua New Guinea
region=New Britain
speakers=1900 ( [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ata 1991 SIL] )
familycolor=Papuan
fam1=Yele-West New Britain ?
iso3=ata
The Ata language, also known as Pele-Ata or Wasi, is a language isolate spoken on New Britain island, Papua New Guinea. It may be related to the Anêm and Yélî Dnye isolates in a tentative Yele-West New Britain family. There are about 2000 speakers.

Further information

*East Papuan languages
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ata Ethnologue report on Anêm]


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