Ngaing
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 2,020 (2000 census). |
| Region | Madang Province, southwest of Saidor, foothills from coast to Finisterre Range. 15 villages. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 476 |
| Alternate names | Mailang, Sor |
| Dialects | Eastern Ngaing, Central Ngaing, Western Ngaing. |
| Classification | Trans-New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Finisterre, Gusap-Mot |
| Language use | Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (increasing). Some also use Gedaged [gdd], Wagi [fad], or Rempi [rmp]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 15%. Literacy rate in L2: 60% Tok Pisin. Vernacular Prep-Schools in 7 villages. 2 community schools. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Swidden agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion, cargo cult. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
HODGKINSON, Barbara, compiler. 1998. Ngaing Organised Phonology Data.
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