Mumeng is a dialect chain of the Austronesian family in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Dambi–Kumalu and Patep–Zenag–Gorakor have a degree of mutual intelligibility. Kapin may belong as well.
Mumeng | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Morobe Province |
Native speakers | (7,100 Kumalu, Zenag, Gorakor cited 1979)[1] 1,700 Patep (2003), 350 Dambi (2000) |
Language family | Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:dac – Dambiksl – Kumaluptp – Patep (Ptep, Dengalu)zeg – Zenag (Zenang)goc – Gorakor |
Glottolog | mume1239 |
ELP | Dengalu |
![]() Mumeng is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
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