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Mato

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: met

Population	580 (2002 SIL).
Region	Morobe Province, Huon Peninsula north coast, near Morobe-Madang provincial border, Uruwa River plain west of Wasu, north of Sapmanga, southeast of Saidor.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 11, reference number 510
Alternate names	Nenaya, Nengaya, Nineia
Dialects	Bonea, Nanaya. Lexical similarity: 67% with Ronji [roe], 39% with Karnai [bbv] and Arop-Lokep [apr], 38% with Malasanga [mqz], 29% with Sio [xsi], 23% with Mutu [tuc].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Roinji-Nenaya
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 4%. Literacy rate in L2: 41%.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SVO. Swidden agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

PARKER, Stephen G., editor. 2005. Phonological descriptions of Papua New Guinea languages.

STOBER, Cherie; STOBER, Scot, authors. 2005. "Organised phonology data supplement: Mato language."  

STOBER, Scot, author. Available: 2009; Created: 1998. Mato sociolinguistic and literacy study.  

STOBER, Scot, author. Available: 2009; Created: 2005. Mato dialect survey: Morobe province.  

STOBER, Scot, author. Available: 2009; Created: 2005. Mato organised phonology data.  

STOBER, Scot, facilitator. 2005. "Mato (Nenaya, Nengaya, Nineia) language wasu [Morobe province]."  

WEGMANN, Urs, author. 1995. "Mato language literacy visit."