Manep language
Manep | |
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Malas | |
Simbukanam | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Sumgilbar Rural LLG, Madang Province |
Native speakers | 650 (2003)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mkr |
Glottolog | mala1495 |
Manep (Malas, Simbukanam) is a Papuan language of Sumgilbar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
There are two dialects named after the villages in which they are spoken:[2]
- Malas dialect, spoken in Malas village (4°41′20″S 145°36′24″E / 4.688875°S 145.606541°E)
- Simbukanam dialect, spoken in Simbukanam village
The Malas and Simbukanam dialects differ slightly from each other.[2]
References[]
- ^ Manep at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Pick, Andrew (2019). "Gildipasi language project: tumbuna stories and tumbuna knowledge". Endangered Languages Archive at SOAS, University of London.
Categories:
- Dimir–Malas languages
- Languages of Madang Province