Mand language

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Mand, or Atemble, is a Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

Mand
Atemble
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang Province
Native speakers
8 (2015)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ate
Glottologatem1241
ELPMand
Mand is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
Coordinates: 5°05′32″S 144°46′29″E / 5.092351°S 144.774735°E / -5.092351; 144.774735 (Atemble)

It is spoken in Atemble village (5°05′32″S 144°46′29″E / 5.092351°S 144.774735°E / -5.092351; 144.774735 (Atemble)) of Arabaka Rural LLG.[1][2]

Phonology

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Vowels

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Front Central Back
Close i ɨ u
Mid e (ə) o
Open a

References

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  1. ^ a b Mand at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
  3. ^ Daniels, Don Roger (June 2015). "A Reconstruction of Proto-Sogeram". Alexandria Digital Research Library: 69–70.
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