Taupota language
Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea
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Taupota is an Oceanic language of the Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. It appears to be a dialect chain, with southern varieties called Wa'ema and western Wedau.
NativetoPapua New Guinea
RegionMilne Bay Province
Native speakers
(4,500 cited 2000–2001)[1]Austronesian
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Malayo-Polynesian
- Oceanic
- Western Oceanic
- Papuan Tip
- Nuclear Papuan Tip
- North Mainland – D'Entrecasteaux
- Taupota languages
- Taupota
- Taupota languages
- North Mainland – D'Entrecasteaux
- Nuclear Papuan Tip
- Papuan Tip
- Western Oceanic
- Oceanic
| Taupota | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Milne Bay Province |
Native speakers | (4,500 cited 2000–2001)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:tpa – Taupotawag – Wa'emawed – Wedau |
| Glottolog | taup1242 Taupotawaem1237 Wa'emaweda1241 Wedau |
The Wedau variety, which varies between villages, was adopted by Anglican missionaries who settled in Dogura and so became the lingua franca for the southern coast of Goodenough Bay.[2]