Munggui

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
mth
Alternate Names
Natabui
User Population

800 (1982 SIL).

Location

Papua province: Yapen island north coast, 1 village.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, West New Guinea, Cenderawasih Bay, Yapen, Central-Western
Dialects

None known. Probably the same language as Marau [mvr], reportedly 96% lexically similar (Price and Donohue 2009). Lexical similarity: 82% with Papuma [ppm].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Munggui
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.