Informationen von: “Mende dialect survey” . Hoel, Hanna Marie, Tarja Ikäheimonen, and Michiyo Nozawa (1997)
Bedroht
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<5,057
5,057
"According to the 1980 census the population of the Seim area is 5057 and the people live in 15 different villages. Newer population figures have not been released. "
ORTE
Papua New Guinea
ORTSBESCHREIBUNG
"Sandaun Province, Nuku District east of the Mehek language group"
Informationen von: “Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict” (36-66) . Laycock, Donald C. (1968)
Bedroht
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,180
Laycock (1973) later treats Kwanga and Mende (Seim) as a single language, but the two appear to be distinct (Hoel, Ikäheimonen, and Nozawa 1997).
DATUM DER INFORMATION
1967
ORTE
Papua New Guinea
ORTSBESCHREIBUNG
15 villages in Seim census division, Lumi subdistrict, West Sepik Province
Informationen von: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition” . Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig · SIL International
Bedroht
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,700
(SIL)
DATUM DER INFORMATION
2003
Skripte (Schreibsysteme und Orthografien)
Latin
ORTE
Papua New Guinea
ORTSBESCHREIBUNG
"Sandaun Province, Nuku district, Torricelli range hills sloping south toward Sepik river plains. 15 villages east of Mehek."