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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Pacific > Papua New Guinea > Nete

Nete

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3net

Population  750 (2000 census).
Region  East Sepik Province, next to Hewa [ham]. 3 villages.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 6, reference number 292
Alternate names   Iniai, Malamauda, Malaumanda
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 70% with Bisorio [bir] of East Sepik.
Classification  Trans-New Guinea, Engan, Enga
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 0%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 1%.