Mehek

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
nux
Alternate Names
Driafleisuma, Indinogosima, Me’ek, Mehek Suma, Nuku
User Population

6,300 (1994 SIL).

Location

Sandaun province: Nuku district, Makru-Klaplei area, Torricelli mountains lower foothills, southeast of Siliput. 9 large villages.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Sepik, Tama
Dialects

Two primary dialects, both which are mutually intelligible with each other (Hatfield 2016). Lexical similarity: 51% with Pahi [lgt] (most similar).

Language Use

Mixed use with Tok Pisin [tpi] by adults in the home and community (Hatfield 2016). Some young people, all adults. Tok Pisin [tpi] is the dominant language used by speakers under 20 years old (Hatfield 2016). Positive attitudes. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Hatfield 2016).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mehek