Mangseng

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
mbh
Alternate Names
Mangsing, Masegi, Maseki
Population

2,500 (1998 SIL).

Location

West New Britain north coast, south of Commodore bay to Montagu harbor on south coast of East New Britain Province, to Fulleborn harbor west.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Arawe-Pasismanua, Arawe
Dialects

Marapu, Umua. Linguistic isolate, most closely related to Solong [aaw].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1999.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mangseng
Writing
Latin script.