Mape

MLH

developing

Dialects: Fukac, Mape, Naga, Nigac. Reportedly similar to Kâte ,, the lingua franca.

Genealogy:

Trans-New Guinea
Finisterre-Huon
Huon
Eastern

Demographics: 1,700 (2000 census). Ethnic population: 7,000.

Language Use: Most shifted to Kâte [kmg]. Naga and Nigac dialects may be extinct.

Language Development: NT: 2008.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea