Mlap

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
kja
Alternate Names
Kuangsu-Bonggrang, Kwangsu-Bonggrang, Kwansu, Kwansu-Bonggrang, Malf
Population

300 (Wurm 2000).

Location

Papua Province. Northwest coast, west of Lake Sentani.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Nimboran
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 60% with Kemtuik [kmt].

Language Use

Potentially endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Most also use Indonesian [ind] or Kemtuik [kmt].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mlap
Other Comments

Much intermarriage with Kemtuik [kmt] speakers. Kwansu is an obsolete village name. Christian, traditional religion.