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Manat language

Manat, or Paynamar, is a divergent Madang language spoken in the Adelbert Range of Papua New Guinea.

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Manat
Paynamar
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang Province
Native speakers
(150 cited 1975)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3pmr
Glottologpayn1244
ELPManat

Manat, or Paynamar, is a divergent Madang language spoken in the Adelbert Range of Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

Vowels

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References

References

  1. Manat at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Daniels, Don Roger (June 2015). "A Reconstruction of Proto-Sogeram". Alexandria Digital Research Library: 82–83.