Ata | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | New Britain |
Native speakers
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2,000 (2007) |
Yele-West New Britain ?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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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.