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Wantoat

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: wnc

Population	8,200 (1978 K. McElhanon). 393 Bam (1978 K. McElhanon) and 492 Yagawak (Wurm and Hattori 1981).
Region	Morobe Province, Kaiapit District, Wantoat, Leron, and Bam rivers.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 11, reference number 506
Dialects	Wapu (Leron), Central Wantoat, Bam, Yagawak (Kandomin).
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Finisterre, Wantoat
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1975.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Saseng is a village.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

DANGEPNANA, John; DAVIS, Donald R., compilers; QUIGLEY, Susan R., editor. 2012. Wantoat Trilingual Dictionary - Wantoat to Tok Pisin and Wantoat to English.  

DAVIS, Donald R., author. 1964. "Wantoat verb stem classes and affixation."  

DAVIS, Donald R., author. 1964. Wantoat clauses.  

DAVIS, Donald R., author. 1969. "The distinctive features of Wantoat phonemes."

DAVIS, Donald R., author. 1972. "Axis-relator phrases in Wantoat."

DAVIS, Donald R., author. 1973. "Wantoat paragraph structure."

DAVIS, Donald R., author. 1974. "Wantoat."

DAVIS, Donald R., compiler. Available: 2008; Created: 1958-1974. Wantoat - English - Tok Pisin dictionary.  

DAVIS, Donald, author. 1994. Wantoat Organised Phonology Data.  

MCELHANON, Kenneth A., author. 1991. "Wantoat."

MCELHANON, Kenneth A., editor. 1974. Legends from Papua New Guinea.

PENCE, Alan R., editor. 1964. Verb studies in five New Guinea languages.  

Vernacular Publications

Dapun pekut tapa: Wantoat wam kendetna. 1966.

Kopi takesiknga tasinage. 1965.

Namaknga: Wantoat wam kendetna. 1966.

Nätäni wam. 1960.

Nggwameming kopap. 1965.

Pas san. 1968.

Sanganin kana. 1965.

Wam takngaaya takngatuat kendetna. 1965.

Wantoat wam kendetna. 1965.