Mamusi

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Kakuna
Autonym
Mamusi
User Population

6,000 (2020 SIL).

Location

East New Britain province: southeast coast and inland on Melkoi and Torlu rivers.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Mengen
Dialects

Mamusi, Melkoi, Kakuna.

Language Use

Home, village. Used by all. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Mangseng [mbh].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Only young people.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mamusi
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Scattered village schools.