| Ata | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | New Britain |
|
Native speakers
|
2,000 (2007) |
|
Yele-West New Britain ?
|
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | pele1245 |
The Ata language, also known as Pele-Ata after its two dialects, or Wasi, is a language isolate spoken on New Britain island, Papua New Guinea. It may be related to the Anêm and Yélî Dnye isolates in a tentative Yele-West New Britain family. There are about 2000 speakers.