Patep

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
ptp
Alternate Names
Buang, Mumeng, Ptep
User Population

1,700 (2003 SIL).

Location

Morobe province: Mumeng district.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

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

Dengalu. In Mumeng, group of related varieties. Some intelligibility of Gorakor [goc] and Zenag [zeg]. Dengalu dialect is seriously endangered (2000 S. Wurm).

Typology

SVO.

Language Use

Shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. NT: 1986.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Patep
Writing

Latin script [Latn].