Mekeo language

Mekeo
Mekeo
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Central Province
Native speakers	20,000 (2015)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic Papuan Tip Central Papuan Tip Nuclear West Central Mekeo; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mek
Glottolog	meke1243
	Mekeo
	Coordinates: 8.24°S 146.59°E

Mekeo is a language spoken in Papua New Guinea and had 19,000 speakers in 2003. It is an Oceanic language of the Papuan Tip Linkage. The two major villages that the language is spoken in are located in the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. These are named Ongofoina and Inauaisa. The language is also broken up into four dialects: East Mekeo; North West Mekeo; West Mekeo and North Mekeo. The standard dialect is East Mekeo. This main dialect is addressed throughout the article. In addition, there are at least two Mekeo-based pidgins.

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