Mutu | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: tuc
Alternate Names: Sisi, Tuam, Tuam-Mutu, Tuom
Autonym: Saveeng
Population: 4,000 (Bugenhagen 2010), increasing. Only older adults are monolingual. Ethnic population: 4,000 (Bugenhagen 2010).
Location:: Morobe province: south of Umboi island, Aramot, Aronai, Malai, Mandok, Mutu Malau, Siassi islands, and Tuam; Yaga village on Umboi Island.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Ngero, Tuam
Dialects: Oov (Mutu), Tuam, Malai.
Typology: SVO; prepositions.
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, market, church. Used by all. Mixed attitudes, from positive to negative. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Karnai [bbv].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 25%. Literacy rate in L2: 35%–50% in Tok Pisin [tpi], 20%–30% in English [eng]. Increasing. Taught in primary schools. Literature. Texts. NT: 2011.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mutu
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Morobe province: south of Umboi island, Aramot, Aronai, Malai, Mandok, Mutu Malau, Siassi islands, and Tuam; Yaga village on Umboi Island.