Sengseng

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: ssz
Alternate Names: Asengseng
Population: 1,750 (2003 SIL).
Location:: West New Britain province: southwest interior.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Arawe-Pasismanua, Pasismanua
Dialects: Senseng treated as a dialect of Kaulong [pss] by Wurm and Hattori.
Language Use: Not endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Some young people, all adults. Just over half the children learning the language (Wurm 2007). Used as L2 by Ambul [apo].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 30%. NT: 2006.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Sengseng
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: West New Britain province: southwest interior.