Mwakai language
Mongol, also known as Mwakai, is a Keram language of Papua New Guinea. Despite the name, it is not related to Mongolian, which is spoken in East Asia.
| Mongol | |
|---|---|
| Mwakai | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 340 (2003)[1] |
Ramu–Keram
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mgt |
| Glottolog | mong1344 |
| ELP | Mongol-Kaimba |
| Coordinates: 4.262293°S 143.917638°E | |
It is spoken in Mongol village (4.262293°S 143.917638°E), Keram Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[2][3]
References
- Mongol at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
- United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
Further reading
- Barlow, Russell (2020). Notes on Mwakai, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 38: 37-99. ISSN 0023-1959
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