Ataitan | |
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Tanggu Moam River | |
Geographic distribution | Moam River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea |
Linguistic classification | Ramu
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Language codes | |
Glottolog | tang1354 |
The Ataitan languages, also known as the Tanggu or Moam River languages, are a small family of clearly related languages spoken in the region of the Moam River in Papua New Guinea. They are,
Z'graggen named the family "Ataitan" as an acronym of the language names. Usher names it after the local river. They are classified among the Ramu languages of northern Papua New Guinea.