Mubami language

Mubami is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. It goes by the names Dausame, Tao-Suamato, Tao-Suame, and Ta. The language is used in all age groups and domains of life, including education,[2] and is therefore counted as not presently endangered.[3]

Mubami
Tao
RegionPapua New Guinea
Native speakers
1,700 (2002)[1]
Trans–New Guinea
Language codes
ISO 639-3tsx
Glottologmuba1238

It spoken in Diwami, Kubeai, Parieme, Paueme, Sogae, Ugu, and Waliho villages on the Guavi and Aramia rivers in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.[4]

References

  1. Mubami at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Paul M. Lewis (editor), 2009: Ethnologue: Languages of the world. 16th edition. SIL International, Dallas, Texas.
  3. Harald Hammarström, 2010: The status of the least documented language families in the world.
  4. Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.


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