Mato

MET

developing

Alternate Names: Nenaya, Nengaya, Nineia

Dialects: Ramuk, Tabares. Lexical similarity: 54% with Ronji ,, 29% with Sio , and Pano ,, 28% with Karnai ,, 23% with Arop-Lokep , and Mutu ,, 19% with Gitua ,.

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 580 (2002 SIL).

Language Use: Not endangered (2000 D. Tryon).

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 4%. Literacy rate in L2: 41%. Bible portions.

Typology: SVO.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.