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Mangseng

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: mbh

Population	2,500 (1998 SIL).
Region	West New Britain and East New Britain provinces, area south of Commodore Bay (north coast, West New Britain), to Montagu Harbor (south coast of East New Britain) east, to Fulleborn Harbor (south coast of West New Britain) west.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 12, reference number 589
Alternate names	Mangsing, Masegi, Maseki
Dialects	Umua, Marapu. Arawe chain isolate, most closely related to West Arawe.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Arawe-Pasismanua, Arawe
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1999.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Mangseng Organised Phonology Data.  

BUGENHAGEN, Robert D., author. 1993. "The semantics of irrealis in Austronesian languages of Papua New Guinea. A cross-linguistic study."

JOHNSTON, Raymond L., author. 1980. "The languages and communities of the Kimbe Bay region."

MILLIGAN, Lloyd, author. 1992. A tentative description of the grammar of the Mangseng language.

Vernacular Publications

Panakaling a erere. 1998.

Rurumong a erere nge Mangseng okei. 1998.

Tenesing a erere aininga. 1998.

Tenesing a erere nge Mangseng okei. 1998.