Patpatar language

E529783

Patpatar language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, known for its role in the local cultural and linguistic landscape.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Patpatar language canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Oceanic language
language
alternateName Patpatar
Patpatar (New Ireland)
Patpatar-Naluan
linked to: Patpatar
classificationSource Ethnologue
Glottolog
continent Oceania
country Papua New Guinea
endangermentStatus vulnerable
glottologReferenceName Patpatar
hasDomain home and community
local trade
traditional ceremonies
hasGlottocode patp1243
hasMorphologyType agglutinative
iso639-3Code gfk
languageFamily Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Meso-Melanesian
Oceanic
macrolanguage Papua New Guinean languages
linked to: Papuan languages
neighboringLanguage Kuot language
Nalik language
Notsi language
phonologicalType consonant–vowel syllable structure dominant
primaryWordOrder SVO
region New Ireland
spokenBy Patpatar people
spokenIn New Ireland
New Ireland Province
status minority language
subfamilyOf Austronesian languages
Meso-Melanesian languages
Western Oceanic languages
usedAlongside English
Tok Pisin
usedFor daily communication
local cultural practices
oral tradition
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Patpatar hasAlternativeName Patpatar language
Western Bismarck languages hasMember Patpatar language
New Ireland languages haveSubgroup Patpatar language
Torres–Bismarck languages hasMember Patpatar language