MEE ISO 639-3
Mengen
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- mee
- Alternate Names
- Poeng
- Population
- 4,000 (2001 SIL).
- Location:
- East New Britain province: Pomio district, Jacquinot bay and inland, 20 villages; West New Britain province: Talasea district, coast, Bismark Sea.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Mengen
- Dialects
- 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.
- Typology
- SVO.
- Language Use
- All domains. Used by all. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Meramera [mxm], Sulka [sua].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 2003–2018.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Mengen
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: East New Britain province: Pomio district, Jacquinot bay and inland, 20 villages; West New Britain province: Talasea district, coast, Bismark Sea.
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