MBH ISO 639-3
Mangseng
Mangseng Autonym
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- mbh
- Alternate Names
- Mangsing, Masegi, Maseki
- Autonym
- Mangseng
- Population
- 2,560 (2000 census).
- Location:
- East New Britain province: Montagu harbor south coast to Fulleborn harbor west; West New Britain province: north coast, south of Commodore bay.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Arawe-Pasismanua, Arawe
- Dialects
- Umua, Marapu. Linguistic isolate, most closely related to Solong [aaw].
- Language Use
- Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Some also use Nakanai [nak]. A few also use Lote [uvl]. A few also use Mamusi [kdf]. Used as L2 by Amio-Gelimi [let].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1999.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Mangseng
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: East New Britain province: Montagu harbor south coast to Fulleborn harbor west; West New Britain province: north coast, south of Commodore bay.
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