Mwakai

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: mgt
Alternate Names: Mongol, Mwa
Population: 200 (Barlow 2020b). No monolinguals (Barlow 2020b). Ethnic population: 1,500 (Barlow 2020b).
Location:: East Sepik province: Angoram district, Kaimbal and Mongol villages, Angoram town outskirts.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Mongol-Langam
Dialects: Two mutually intelligible dialects (Barlow 2020b). Lexical similarity: 40% with Pondi [lnm], 40% with Ulwa [yla] (Barlow 2020b).
Typology: SOV; Noun Head: Initial; Verbal affixation marks person, object, tense, and mood; 12 Consonants, 6 Vowels; Non-tonal.
Language Use: Older adults only. All shifted to Tok Pisin [tpi] (Barlow 2020b).
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: East Sepik province: Angoram district, Kaimbal and Mongol villages, Angoram town outskirts.