Buang, Mangga

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
mmo
Alternate Names
Kaidemui, Manga Buang
User Population

1,500 (2011 SIL), decreasing. Ethnic population: 3,130 (2000 census).

Location

Morobe province: Mumeng district, Lae and Moresby, mid-upper Snake river area.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

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

Lagis, Kwasang.

Typology

SVO.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Most speakers over 25 years old. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi], with most young people shifting. Used as L2 by Vehes [val].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 1981.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Buang, Mangga
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.