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Hamtai (Kapau) Language

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The Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea where Hamtai is spoken
The Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea where Hamtai is spoken

A Guide to the Hamtai (Kapau) Language

Hamtai is a language spoken by 45,000 people in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea.[1]

Phonetics[edit | edit source]

  1. Consonants
  2. Vowels
  3. Tones
  4. Review of Hamtai Phonetics

Simple Sentences[edit | edit source]

  1. Simple ti sentences
    1. Verb particles
    2. Noun class
    3. Nouns with attributive nouns
    4. Adjectives
    5. Suffixes
  2. Possessive ti sentences
    1. Possessive pronouns and affixes/
    2. Relational affixes
  3. Non ti sentences
    1. Verb stems
    2. Primary verbs
    3. Moods and tenses

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Hamtai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)