Mehek

NUX

vigorous

Alternate Names: Driafleisuma, Indinogosima, Me’ek, Nuku

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 51% with Pahi , (most similar).

Genealogy:

Sepik
Tama

Demographics: 6,300 (1994 SIL).

Language Use: Vigorous. Home, village. Positive attitudes. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Taught in primary schools, 50% or more of children are in primary school.

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea