Maleu-Kilenge
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 5,200 (1983 census). 1,561 Kilenge. |
| Region | West New Britain Province, Talasea District west tip. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 12, reference number 603 |
| Alternate names | Idne |
| Dialects | Maleu, Kilenge (Kaitarolea). Lexical similarity: 93% between Maleu and Kilenge dialects. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Kilenge-Maleu |
| Language use | All or nearly the whole Kilenge group speaks Kilenge. Kilenge dialect: all ages. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Bible portions: 1990. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Wurm and Hattori (1981), and M. Ross (1988) treat Maleu and Kilenge dialects as separate languages. SVO. Swidden agriculturalists. |
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