Malei

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
hot
Alternate Names
Ho’tei, Hote, Hotec, Malei-Hote, Malê
Autonym
Malei
User Population

4,500 (2020 SIL). Ethnic population: 4,500 (2020 SIL).

Location

Morobe province: Lae district, Francisco river area.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Huon Gulf, South, Hote-Buang, Hote
Dialects

Hote, Musim (Misim, Ombalei). Lexical similarity: 90% between Hote and Musim dialects; 70% with Yamap [ymp].

Language Use

Many also use Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 40%–65%. Literature. Texts. NT: 2010.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Malei
Writing

Latin script [Latn].