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

Mese

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: mci

Population	4,000 (1997 census).
Region	Morobe Province, Lae District, Boana Subdistrict, interior north of Lae. 14 villages: Samanzing, Biliman, Tusulu, Hobu, Zezegi, Momolili, Zitare, Malapipi, Kwamu, Busu, Nomenga, Zitale-Ogaw, Tuzing, Kaisia. Sambuen is a border community with both Nabak and Mese speakers.
Alternate names	Mesem, Momolili, Momalili
Dialects	West-Central Mese, East Mese, Momolili, Zezagi.
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Main Section, Central and Western, Huon-Finisterre, Huon, Western
Language use	Men 50 years old and older can speak either Yabem or Kâte. Most adults under 30 also use Tok Pisin.
Language development	Literacy rate in first language: below 5%. Literacy rate in second language: 5% to 15%. Bible portions: 1996–1997.
Comments	Community schools at Hobu and Samanzing. SOV; adjectives, numerals after noun heads; verb affixes mark number; CV, CVC, CVV, CCV, VC, V; nontonal. Mountain slope. Tropical forest. 600 to 1,700 meters. Swidden agriculturalists: coffee. Christian, traditional religion.