Melpa

Dialects: Tembagla (Temboka). Only slight dialect differences.

Demographics: 130,000 (1991 SIL).

Language Use: Used as L2 by Bo-Ung [mux], Umbu-Ungu [ubu].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1965–1995.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.