| Wantoat | |
|---|---|
| Taap | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Morobe Province |
Native speakers | (8,200 cited 1978)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wnc |
| Glottolog | want1252 |
| ELP | Wantoat |
 Wantoat is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Wantoat, named after the Wantoat River, is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. Dialects are Wapu (Leron), Central Wantoat, Bam, Yagawak (Kandomin), continuing on to Awara, though the last is only 60–70% lexically similar with Wantoat and Wapu. Major Wantoat villages are Gwabogwat, Mamabam, Matap, Ginonga, Kupung.
- ^ Wantoat at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)