The research evaluates the decline of language proficiency and traditional ethnobiological knowledge among Melpa-speaking secondary school students in Papua New Guinea, focusing on whether this decline is present despite the healthy usage of the Melpa language, and investigates the socioeconomic and cultural factors contributing to any observed decrease in ethnobiological knowledge.
The research addresses the decline of language proficiency and traditional ethnobiological knowledge among Melpa-speaking secondary school students in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Specifically, it investigates whether such a decline is evident in the Melpa language, which is considered healthy in terms of usage, and examines the socioeconomic and cultural factors that may contribute to any observed decline in ethnobiological knowledge among these students.
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