Idne language

Idne
Maleu-Kilenge
Native toPapua New Guinea
Regionwestern tip of Talasea District, West New Britain Province
Native speakers
(8,000 cited 2000 census)
Dialects
  • Maleu
  • Kilenge
Language codes
ISO 639-3mgl
Glottologmale1289

Idne, also known as Maleu-Kilenge, is an Austronesian language spoken by several thousand swidden farmers in the Talasea District of West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.