Ma
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 570 (2003 SIL). Ethnic population: 570. |
| Region | Madang Province, southwest of Saidor, Mibu and Tariknan villages, area hamlets. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 478 |
| Alternate names | Mawam, Mebu |
| Dialects | Mina. Related to Nankina [nnk] (Jerung). |
| Classification | Trans-New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Finisterre, Yupna |
| Language use | Vigorous. Home. All ages. Interest in language retention and literacy. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 20%. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists; hunters; animal husbandry: pigs, sheep. Traditional religion, Christian. |
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