Gwahatike
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 1,570 (2003 SIL). |
| Region | Madang Province, Saidor District, several villages south of Saidor. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 11, reference number 491 |
| Alternate names | Dahating, Gwatike |
| Dialects | Gwahatike, Gwahamere, Gora, Gwapti. Related to Asaro’o [mtv], Muratayak [asx], Bulgebi [bmp], Degenan [dge], Forak [frq], Guya [gka], Yagomi [ygm]. |
| Classification | Trans-New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Finisterre, Warup |
| Language use | All also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 30%. Literacy rate in L2: 70%. NT: 1999. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SOV. Swidden agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion, cargo cult. |
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