Moskona language
{{Short description|Meax language spoken in Indonesia}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Meninggo
|nativename=Moskona
|states=Indonesia
|region=Teluk Bintuni Regency, Bird's Head Peninsula
|pushpin_map = Indonesia_Western New Guinea#Southeast Asia
|coordinates = {{coord|-1.62|133.15|region:ID-PB}}
|speakers=8,000
|date=1996
|ref=e18
|familycolor=Papuan
|fam1=West Papuan
|fam2=East Bird's Head
|fam3=Mantion–Meax
|fam4=Meax
|iso3=mtj
|glotto=mosk1236
|glottorefname=Moskona
}}
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.{{cite book |last=Ronsumbre |first=Adolof |year=2020 |title=Ensiklopedia Suku Bangsa di Provinsi Papua Barat |location=Yogyakarta |publisher=Penerbit Kepel Press |isbn=978-602-356-318-0}}
References
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Further reading
- {{Cite thesis| last = Gravelle| first = Gloria| date = 2010| title = A Grammar of Moskona: An East Bird's Head Language of West Papua, Indonesia| hdl = 1871/15730| type = PhD| institution = Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam}}
{{West Papuan languages}}
{{Languages of Indonesia}}
Category:Languages of Western New Guinea
Category:Mantion–Meax languages
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