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

Patep

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3ptp

Population  1,700 (2003 SIL).
Region  Morobe Province, Mumeng District.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 15, reference number 693
Alternate names   Ptep
Dialects  Dengalu. In Mumeng dialect chain. Some intelligibility with Gorakor [goc] and Zenag [zeg].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Huon Gulf, South, Hote-Buang, Buang, Mumeng
Language development  Grammar. NT: 1986.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  SVO. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ADAMS, Karen L., author. 1976. An analysis of Patep hortatory texts.  Available online

ADAMS, Karen L., author. 1976. An analysis of Patep narrative texts.  Available online

ADAMS, Karen L.; LAUCK, Linda M., authors. 1975. A tentative phonemic statement of Patep.  Available online

LAUCK, Linda M., author. 1976. Patep sentences.  Available online

LAUCK, Linda M., author. 1981. "Patep idioms."

LAUCK, Linda M., author. 1987. "Orthography testing in Patep."  Available online

LAUCK, Linda M., author. 1993. "Unmotivated processes: The case of Patep."  Available online

LOVING, Richard, editor. 1975. Phonologies of five Austronesian languages.

LOVING, Richard, editor. 1976. Grammatical studies in Patep.

SCHANELY, Leon E., author. 1985. People involvement in printing: a Patep project.

VISSERING, Linda, compiler. 1992. Patep Organised Phonology Data.  Available online

Vernacular Publications

Kɨpihac lec kɨyang tɨkwe yuu paha. 1979.

Kɨpihac pɨvulac. 1979.

Kisim save long tok Patep: Yumi ritim tok ples bilong yumi. 1978.

Menac lê. 1979.

Susu vɨhati lê. 1979.