Sengseng

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
ssz
Alternate Names
Asengseng
Population

1,750 (2003 SIL).

Location

West New Britain Province, southwest interior.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

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, Pasismanua
Dialects

Senseng treated as a dialect of Kaulong [pss] by Wurm and Hattori.

Language Use

Not endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Just over half the children learning the language.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Bible portions: 1992.
Writing
Latin script.