Mamusi

KDF

vigorous

Alternate Names: Kakuna

Dialects: Kakuna, Mamusi, Melkoi.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
North New Guinea
Ngero-Vitiaz
Vitiaz
Mengen

Demographics: 6,000 (1985 SIL).

Language Use: Home, village. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Only young people.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: Scattered village schools.