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Mende

6,000 (2006 SIL).

Sandaun province: Nuku district, Torricelli range hills sloping south toward Sepik river plains. 15 villages east of Mehek.

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5 (Developing).

None known. Lexical similarity: 49% with nearest Kwanga [kwj] village.

Vigorous. All domains except church, where there is mixed use with Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi].

Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2005.

Latin script [Latn].

Traditional religion, Christian.