Watut language

Watut
Watut
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Watut River region
Native speakers	(3,200 cited 1988–2012)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea ? Ngero–Vitiaz ? Huon Gulf Markham Watut; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; una – North Watut; mpl – Middle Watut; mcy – South Watut
Glottolog	watu1246

Watut is a language complex of Austronesian languages spoken in northern Papua New Guinea. Dialects include Maralinan, Silisili, Unank, Maralangko, and Danggal. It is spoken in Watut Rural LLG of Morobe Province.

Varieties

Watut varieties and their respective locations are:[2]

South Watut
- South Watut, dialect 1: Danggal, Wawas (6.964888°S 146.373114°E / -6.964888; 146.373114 (Wawas)), and Kumwats villages
- South Watut, dialect 2: Maraianglro (6.968605°S 146.375509°E / -6.968605; 146.375509 (Maralangko)) and Dzenemp (6.964491°S 146.375677°E / -6.964491; 146.375677 (Zinimb (Zinim))) villages
Middle Watut: Babwaf (6.88249°S 146.399126°E / -6.88249; 146.399126 (Babuaf)), Mararena (6.882399°S 146.400017°E / -6.882399; 146.400017 (Marauna (Malarina))), and Bentseng (Tshetsie) (6.856273°S 146.355971°E / -6.856273; 146.355971 (Bencheng)) villages
North Watut: Vruf (6.779356°S 146.387941°E / -6.779356; 146.387941 (Uruf)), Mahanadzo (6.746839°S 146.416959°E / -6.746839; 146.416959 (Mafanazo)), Morom (6.772604°S 146.302126°E / -6.772604; 146.302126 (Morom)), and Wampan villages

North Watut at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Middle Watut at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
South Watut at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Holzknecht, Susanne (1989). The Markham Languages of Papua New Guinea. Pacific Linguistics. ISBN 0-85883-394-8.