Dambi

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: dac
Alternate Names: Mumeng
Population: 350 (2000 SIL). Ethnic population: 400.
Location:: Morobe province: Mumeng district.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Huon Gulf, South, Hote-Buang, Buang, Mumeng
Dialects: None known. Some intelligibility of Kumalu [ksl].
Typology: SVO.
Language Use: Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Dambi
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Morobe province: Mumeng district.