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MEE ISO 639-3

Mengen

A language of Papua New Guinea

mee
Poeng
4,000 (2001 SIL).
East New Britain province: Pomio district, Jacquinot bay and inland, 20 villages; West New Britain province: Talasea district, coast, Bismark Sea.
5 (Developing).
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Mengen
North Coast Mengen (Maeng, Maenge, Orford), South Coast Mengen (Poeng), Bush Mengen (Inland Mengen, Longueinga). Some linguists separate Poeng (South Coast Mengen and Bush Mengen) and Maeng (North Coast Mengen) into 2 languages.
SVO.
All domains. Used by all. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Meramera [mxm], Sulka [sua].
Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 2003–2018.
OLAC resources in and about Mengen
Latin script [Latn].
Location: East New Britain province: Pomio district, Jacquinot bay and inland, 20 villages; West New Britain province: Talasea district, coast, Bismark Sea.