Petats language

Petats is an Austronesian language spoken by a few thousand persons in Papua New Guinea. Dialects are Hitau-Pororan, Matsungan, and Sumoun.

Grammar

Verbal inflection is accomplished through post verbal pronominal particles which carry tense and mood marking.

Resources

Global Recordings Network
Jerry Allen and Matthew Beaso. 1975.
Materials on Petats are included in the open access Arthur Capell collections and the Malcolm Ross collection held by Paradisec.