Hamtai language

Hamtai
Hamtai
Hamday
Kapau
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Morobe Province, Gulf Province
Native speakers	(45,000 cited 1998)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Angan Southeast Hamtai; ; ;
Dialects	Wenta; Howi; Pmasa'a; Hamtai Proper; Kaintiba;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	hmt
Glottolog	hamt1247

Hamtai (also called Hamday or Kapau) is the most populous of the Angan languages of Papua New Guinea. It is also known as Kamea, Kapau, and Watut. Dialects are Wenta, Howi, Pmasa’a, Hamtai proper, and Kaintiba. The language was unwritten until 2009.

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