Mbula language
| Mbula | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Morobe Province |
Native speakers | 4,500 (2007) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mna |
| Glottolog | mbul1263 |
| Linguasphere | 34-BFB-aa |
Mbula (also known as Mangap-Mbula, Mangaaba, Mangaawa, Mangaava, Kaimanga) is an Austronesian language spoken by around 2,500 people on Umboi Island and Sakar Island in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. Its basic word order is subject–verb–object; it has a nominative–accusative case-marking strategy.