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Sengseng
ISO 639-3: ssz
| Population |
1,750 (2003 SIL). |
| Region |
West New Britain Province, southwest interior. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 12, reference number 596
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| Alternate names |
Asengseng |
| Dialects |
Wurm and Hattori (1981) treat it as a dialect of Kaulong [pss]. |
| Classification |
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Arawe-Pasismanua, Pasismanua |
| Language development |
Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Bible portions: 1992. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
THROOP, Craig; THROOP, Linda, authors. 1980. "The languages and communities of the Kandrian inland region."