Taupota
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 1,280 (2001 SIL). |
| Region | Milne Bay Province, Alotau District, Maramatana Local Government Area, East Cape facing Goodenough Bay, Wamawamana to Garuwahi, includes Taupota village. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 807 |
| Dialects | Probably a dialect chain with Wa’ema [wag] south and Wedau [wed] west. Lexical similarity: 81% with Topura village of Wedau, 69% with central Wedau, 76% with Wa’ema, 56% with Tawala [tbo], 53% with Maiwala [mum]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Are-Taupota, Taupota |
| Language use | A few use Tawala or Wedau. |
| Comments | 2 schools. |
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