Patep

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: ptp
Alternate Names: Buang, Mumeng, Ptep
Population: 1,700 (2003 SIL).
Location:: Morobe province: Mumeng district.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Huon Gulf, South, Hote-Buang, Buang, Mumeng
Dialects: Dengalu. In Mumeng, group of related varieties. Some intelligibility of Gorakor [goc] and Zenag [zeg]. Dengalu dialect is seriously endangered (2000 S. Wurm).
Typology: SVO.
Language Use: Shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development: NT: 1986.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Patep
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Morobe province: Mumeng district.