Nek

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Nek

2,000 (2011 SIL), increasing.

Morobe province: Nawaeb district, Saruwaged range south side, rugged terrain north of Boana. 5 villages.

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5 (Developing).

East Nek, West Nek. Lexical similarity: 65% with Nuk [noc], less than 60% with Nakame [nib].

SOV.

Home, prep schools, church. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Many also use Tok Pisin [tpi].

Literacy rate in L1: 25%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Prep schools in Nek. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1999–2018.

Latin script [Latn].

Christian.