Siliput

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
mkc
Alternate Names
Mai, Maimai, Seleput, Sokorok
User Population

520 (2003 SIL).

Location

Sandaun province: Makru-Klaplei division, Nuku district, Seleput village north of Mehek.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Torricelli, Maimai, Maimai Proper
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 30% with Yahang [rhp].

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Siliput
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Different from Selepet [spl].