Mumeng language

Mumeng
Mumeng
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Morobe Province
Native speakers	(7,100 Kumalu, Zenag, Gorakor cited 1979); 1,700 Patep (2003), 350 Dambi (2000)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea ? Ngero–Vitiaz ? Huon Gulf South Huon Gulf Hote–Buang Buang Mumeng; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; dac – Dambi; ksl – Kumalu; ptp – Patep (Ptep, Dengalu); zeg – Zenag (Zenang); goc – Gorakor
Glottolog	mume1239
ELP	Dengalu
	Mumeng is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Mumeng is a dialect chain of the Austronesian family in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Dambi–Kumalu and Patep–Zenag–Gorakor have a degree of mutual intelligibility. Kapin may belong as well.

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