KEH ISO 639-3
Mevembet
Mevembet Autonym
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- keh
- Alternate Names
- Keak, Kwaruwikwundi, Malinguat, Sepik Plains, Tshuosh, Tshwosh
- Autonym
- Mevembet
- Population
- 7,000 (2020 L. Liew).
- Location:
- East Sepik province.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Sepik, Ndu
- Dialects
- Yamuk, Yagiap, Slai, Aulimbit, Nagusap. Related to Gaikundi [gbf].
- Language Use
- Some young people, all adults. Also use Sos Kundi [sdk] (Richardson and Tupper 2013). Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Richardson and Tupper 2013). Used as L2 by Sos Kundi [sdk].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Mevembet
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: East Sepik province.
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