Hamtai
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A language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Hamday, Kamea, Kapau, Watut, “Kukukuku” (pej.)
Population
45,000 (1998 T. Palmer).
Location
Gulf province: Kukipi district, Tauri river inland east to Ladedamu river; Morobe province: Lae district, Kodama range into Bulolo-Watut divide, to Mount Grosse and north to Mount Taylor.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Wenta, Howi, Pmasa’a, Hamtai, Kaintiba.
Language Development
Grammar. NT: 1974.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
‘Kamea’ is used in Gulf Province.