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ISO 639-3 · mvkmvk
Yuat family

Mekmek

Mekmek is a language of the Yuat branch, spoken in Papua New Guinea.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
mvk
Glottocode
mekm1240
Family
Yuat
Wikipedia
7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameMekmek
Also calledMekmek language

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Yuat to Mekmek

The branches above Mekmek, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

5YuatfamilymvkMekmeklanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Papua New Guinea630 languages in the index

Also spoken in Papua New Guinea

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationaltpiTok Pisinunclassified · 4.1 m1 · NationalenqEngaTrans–New Guinea · 230,0005 · DevelopinghmoHiri MotuAustronesian · 120,0003 · Wider CommunicationksdTolaiAustronesian · 81,0003 · Wider CommunicationmeuMotuAustronesian · 39,0005 · DevelopingazrAdzeraAustronesian · 30,0004 · EducationalsnpSianeunclassified · 29,0005 · DevelopingagdAgarabiunclassified · 27,0006a · VigorousgahAlekanoTrans–New Guinea · 25,0007 · Shifting