Patpatar
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 7,000 (1998 SIL). |
| Region | New Ireland Province, Namatanai District, south central. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 2, reference number 44 |
| Alternate names | Gelik, Patpari |
| Dialects | Pala, Sokirik, Patpatar. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Patpatar-Tolai |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. NT: 1997. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Anonymous. 2011. Patpatar Organised Phonology Data.
CONDRA, Ed, author. Available: 2012; Created: 1989-03. Patpatar grammar essentials.
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