Mand language

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

Not to be confused with Atemble language (Ramu).
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: 5.092351°S 144.774735°E / -5.092351; 144.774735 (Atemble)

It is spoken in Atemble village (5.092351°S 144.774735°E / -5.092351; 144.774735 (Atemble)) of Arabaka Rural LLG.[1][2]

Phonology

Vowels
[3]
Front Central Back
Close i ɨ u
Mid e (ə) o
Open a

References
  1. Mand at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) closed access
  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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