Mangseng

MBH

educational

Alternate Names: Mangsing, Masegi, Maseki

Dialects: Marapu, Umua. Linguistic isolate, most closely related to Solong ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
North New Guinea
Ngero-Vitiaz
Vitiaz
Southwest New Britain
Arawe-Pasismanua
Arawe

Demographics: 2,500 (1998 SIL).

Language Use: Used as L2 by Amio-Gelimi [let].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1999.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea