Matbat language
Austronesian language spoken in West Papua, Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matbat is a heavily Papuan-influenced Austronesian language spoken in West Papua, Indonesia, on the island of Misool, Raja Ampat islands.[1] Its dialects are Magey and Tomolol.[2]: 17 Similar to the neighboring Ma'ya language, Matbat is one of a handful of Austronesian languages with true lexical tone rather than a pitch-accent system or complete lack of phonemic tonal contrasts as with most other Austronesian languages.[3]
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Matbat | |
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Misool | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Misool, Raja Ampat islands |
Native speakers | 1,000–1,500 (2001)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | xmt |
Glottolog | matb1237 |
Coordinates: 1.88°S 130.07°E / -1.88; 130.07 |
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