Fanamaket

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A language of Papua New Guinea

Alternate Names

Maket, Tangga

Fanamaket

User Population

1,080 (2000 census).

New Ireland province: Namatanai Rural LLG, Muliama, Sena, and Warangansau villages.

Language Maps

Papua New Guinea, Map 2

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Patpatar-Tolai

Used by all. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 75%. NT: 2019.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Fanamaket

Latin script [Latn].