Menya
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A language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Menyama, Menye
Population
20,000 (1998 SIL).
Location
Gulf province: Karema district, Naniwe area; Morobe province: Menyamya district, north Tauri river area and tributaries.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Typology
SOV.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2017.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].