Mwatebu

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: mwa
Population: 120 (Wurm 2000). 10 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 270 (2000 census).
Location:: Milne Bay province: Normanby island, north central coast. 1 village.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Dobu-Duau
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 49% with Dobu [dob] (most similar).
Language Use: Potentially endangered (2000 D. Tryon); endangered or potentially endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Some young people, all adults. Also use Dobu [dob]. Also use Duau [dva].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Low.

Location: Milne Bay province: Normanby island, north central coast. 1 village.