Native speakers 4,500 (2000–2001) | ||
Language family AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianOceanicWestern OceanicPapuan TipNuclear Papuan TipNorth Mainland – D'EntrecasteauxTaupota languagesTaupota ISO 639-3 Variously:tpa – Taupotawag – Wa'emawed – Wedau Glottolog taup1242 (Taupota)waem1237 (Wa'ema)weda1241 (Wedau) | ||
Taupota is an Oceanic language of the Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. It appears to be a dialect chain, with southern varieties called Wa'ema and western Wedau.
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