Gwahatike | |
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Dahating | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 1,600 (2003)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | dah |
Glottolog | gwah1244 |
Gwahatike (also called Dahating or Gwatike) is a language generally classified in the Warup branch of the Finisterre family of Finisterre–Huon languages.[1] As of 2003, it was spoken by 1570 people in Papua New Guinea.[1] It is spoken in several villages located south of Saidor.[2]
Labial | Alveolar | Dorsal | |
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Plosive | p b | t d | k g |
Fricative | f | s | h |
Nasal | m | n | ŋ |
Approximant | r, l |
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i iː | u uː | |
Mid | e eː | o oː | |
Low | a aː |