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Buang, Mangga

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: mmo

Population	3,000 (1986 SIL).
Region	Morobe Province, Mumeng District, mid-upper Snake River area.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 15, reference number 694
Alternate names	Kaidemui, Manga Buang
Dialects	Lagis, Kwasang.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Huon Gulf, South, Hote-Buang, Buang
Language use	Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. NT: 1981.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SVO. Swidden agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HARDWICK, Roma, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1967. Manga Buang phonological hierarchy part I.  

HARDWICK, Roma, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1970-05. Manga Buang sentences.  

HARDWICK, Roma; HEALEY, Joan, authors. Available: 2008; Created: 1965-09. A tentative phonemic statement of Manga - Buang in Morobe district.  

HARDWICK, Roma; HEALEY, Joan, authors. Available: 2008; Created: 1967. Manga Buang language lessons.  

HARDWICK, Roma; HEALEY, Joan, authors. Available: 2008; Created: 1967-01. Manga Buang phonological hierarchy part II.  

HEALEY, Joan, author. 1977. "Writing a non-technical grammar of Mangga Buang."  

HEALEY, Joan, author. 2007. Mangga Buang Organised Phonology Data.  

HEALEY, Joan, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1967. An introduction to Manga Buang clauses.  

HEALEY, Joan, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1984. Some aspects of topic continuity in Mangga Buang discourse.  

LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 1972. Hierarchy and universality of discourse constituents in New Guinea languages: Discussion.

Vernacular Publications

Yiiy naasevin yiiy lavangg. 1976.