Language

Mekeo

Mekeo is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

New Testament

Scripture in Mekeo

The New Testament is reported in Mekeo.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Mekeo is spoken

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Indonesia

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About Mekeo

Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
mek
Glottocode
meke1243
Also known as
Ninikani

Dialects and varieties 7

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Mekeo as a whole.

  • EastNo known Scripture
  • KovioNo known Scripture
  • NinikaniNo known Scripture
  • NorthNo known Scripture
  • Northwest MekeoNo known Scripture
  • WestNo known Scripture
  • West MekeoNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.