Language

Mende (Papua New Guinea)

Mende (Papua New Guinea) is a language in the Sepik family spoken in Papua New Guinea.

New Testament

Scripture in Mende (Papua New Guinea)

The New Testament is reported in Mende (Papua New Guinea).

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 Mende (Papua New Guinea) is spoken

  • Papua New Guinea

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About Mende (Papua New Guinea)

Language family
Sepik
ISO 639-3 code
sim
Glottocode
mend1268

Dialects and varieties 1

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Mende (Papua New Guinea) as a whole.

  • WamsakNo 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.