Gwahatike language

Gwahatike (also called Dahating or Gwatike) is a language generally classified in the Warup branch of the Finisterre family of Finisterre–Huon languages.^[1] As of 2003, it was spoken by 1570 people in Papua New Guinea.^[1] It is spoken in several villages located south of Saidor.^[2]

Gwahatike
Dahating
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	1,600 (2003)[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Finisterre–Huon Finisterre Warup Gwahatike
Language codes
ISO 639-3	dah
Glottolog	gwah1244

Phonology

Consonants^[3]

	Labial	Alveolar	Dorsal
Plosive	p b	t d	k g
Fricative	f	s	h
Nasal	m	n	ŋ
Approximant		r, l

• A glottal plosive [ʔ] appears word-finally if the word ends with a short vowel.
• /s/ and /n/ are palatalized [sʲ nʲ] before /i(ː)/.
• /r/ is unvoiced [r̥] preceding /h/ or word-finally.

Vowels^[3]

	Front	Central	Back
High	i iː		u uː
Mid	e eː		o oː
Low		a aː