Mungkip

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: mpv
Alternate Names: Munkip
Population: 12 (Retsema et al 2009). Ethnic population: 670 (Retsema et al 2009).
Location:: Morobe province: Kasuka and Mungkip villages.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Finisterre, Erap
Dialects: None known. Most similar to Nakame [nib] (Retsema et al 2009).
Typology: SOV; numerals and adjectives after head nouns.
Language Use: Elderly only. Shifted to Tok Pisin [tpi] (Retsema et al 2009). Shifted to Uri [uvh].
Language Development: Literacy is in Tok Pisin [tpi]; primary instruction in Uri [uvh].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mungkip
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Morobe province: Kasuka and Mungkip villages.