Sengseng language

Sengseng
Sengseng
Region	southwest interior of West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	1,800 (2003)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea Ngero–Vitiaz Southwest New Britain Arawe–Pasismanua Pasismanua Sengseng; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ssz
Glottolog	seng1281
ELP	Sengseng
	Sengseng is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger .

Last updated November 09, 2025

Sengseng is an Austronesian language spoken by about 1750 individuals in the southwest interior of West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, on the island of New Britain.

References

↑ Sengseng at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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[e18-1] Sengseng at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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