Kuot | |
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Panaris | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | New Ireland (10 villages) |
Native speakers | 1,500 (2002)[1] |
Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kto |
Glottolog | kuot1243 |
ELP | Kuot |
Kuot is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Coordinates: 3°07′22″S 151°29′08″E / 3.122883°S 151.485644°E | |
The Kuot language, or Panaras, is a language isolate, the only non-Austronesian language spoken on the island of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Lindström (2002: 30) estimates that there are 1,500 fluent speakers of Kuot.[1] Perhaps due to the small speaker base, there are no significant dialects present within Kuot.[2] It is spoken in 10 villages, including Panaras village (3°07′22″S 151°29′08″E / 3.122883°S 151.485644°E) of Sentral Niu Ailan Rural LLG in New Ireland Province.
Lindstrom-Thesis
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