Madak

MMX

vigorous

Alternate Names: Lelet, Mandak

Dialects: Danu, Katingan, Lelet, Malom, Mesi.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
Meso Melanesian
New Ireland
Madak

Demographics: 3,000 (1985 UBS).

Language Use: In the strongest villages, all ages speak the language, but in other areas not all children learn the language.

Language Development: NT: 1995–2011.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea