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Meninggo
Moskona
Native to Indonesia
Region Teluk Bintuni Regency, Bird's Head Peninsula
Native speakers
(8,000 cited 1996) [1]
West Papuan
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mtj
Glottolog mosk1236
Approximate location where Meninggo is spoken
Approximate location where Meninggo is spoken
Meninggo
Approximate location where Meninggo is spoken
Approximate location where Meninggo is spoken
Meninggo
Coordinates: 1°37′S 133°09′E / 1.62°S 133.15°E / -1.62; 133.15

Meninggo, or Moskona or Sabena, is a Papuan language spoken in Teluk Bintuni Regency on the north coast of West Papua, Indonesia.

Distribution

In Teluk Bintuni Regency, ethnic Moskona people are located in Moskona Timur District (in Sumuy, Mesna, and Igomu villages), Mardey District, Masyeta District, Jagiro District, Moyeba District, and Mesna District. [2]

References

  1. ^ Meninggo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Ronsumbre, Adolof (2020). Ensiklopedia Suku Bangsa di Provinsi Papua Barat. Yogyakarta: Penerbit Kepel Press. ISBN  978-602-356-318-0.

Further reading

  • Gravelle, Gloria (2010). A Grammar of Moskona: An East Bird's Head Language of West Papua, Indonesia (PhD). Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. hdl: 1871/15730.


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