Hatam language
Hatam is a divergent language of New Guinea. Apart from Mansim, formerly listed as a dialect, it is not closely related to any other language, and though Ross tentatively assigned it to the West Papuan languages, based on similarities in pronouns, Ethnologue and Glottolog list it as a language isolate or small independent family.Phonology
The phonology of the Hatam language is listed below. In free form, both consonant and vowel phonemes can range to different sounds.
| Front | Central | Back |
| Close | i | | u |
| Mid | ɛ | | ɔ |
| Open | | a | |
