Mangseng

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
mbh
Alternate Names
Mangsing, Masegi, Maseki
Autonym
Mangseng
User Population

2,560 (2000 census).

Location

East New Britain province: Montagu harbor south coast to Fulleborn harbor west; West New Britain province: north coast, south of Commodore bay.

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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, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Arawe-Pasismanua, Arawe
Dialects

Umua, Marapu. Linguistic isolate, most closely related to Solong [aaw].

Language Use

Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Some also use Nakanai [nak]. A few also use Lote [uvl]. A few also use Mamusi [kdf]. Used as L2 by Amio-Gelimi [let].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1999.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mangseng
Writing

Latin script [Latn].