| Ese | |
|---|---|
| Region | Oro Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 10,000 (2000)[1] 4,000 monolinguals (2001)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mcq |
| Glottolog | esee1247 |
Ese is a language of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Although it is also known as Managalasi, which the Summer Institute of Linguistics regards as pejorative possibly because it is a corruption of Hiri Motu phrase meaning the equivalent of "know nothings",[2] the term "Upper Managalasi" indicates Ömie, another member of Baraic languages.[3] Dialects are Muaturaina, Chimona, Dea, Akabafa, Nami, Mesari, Averi, Afore, Minjori, Oko, Wakue, Numba, Jimuni, Karira. Perhaps 40% of speakers are monolingual.
It is spoken in the Kawawoki Mission area of Popondetta.[1]
- ^ a b c Ese at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Rohatynskyj, Marta (2023). Ömie Sex Affiliation: A Papuan Nature. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 50. doi:10.3167/9781800736603. ISBN 9781800736603.
- ^ Ömie at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
