Buang, Mapos

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
bzh
Alternate Names
Central Buang, Mapos
Population

10,500 (2000). 30% monolingual.

Location

Morobe Province, Mumeng district, middle Snake river area. 10 villages.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Huon Gulf, South, Hote-Buang, Buang
Dialects

Buweyeu, Chimbuluk, Mambump, Mapos, Papakene, Wagau, Wins. Lexical similarity: 61% between Mambump dialect and Mangga Buang [mmo].

Typology

SVO

Language Use

Vigorous. Urban residents likely to use Tok Pisin [tpi] with children. All domains. Some oral and written use in village schools, community development, church. Personal letters. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar. NT: 1978–2003.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Buang, Mapos
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.