Mari language (Sepik)
Sepik language of Papua New Guinea
Mari is an endangered Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
| Mari | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | (80 cited 2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mbx |
| Glottolog | mari1432 |
| Coordinates: 4°20′42″S 143°03′49″E / 4.3449°S 143.063548°E | |
Mari is not used by many children. Although Mari is a language known only by approximately eighty people, it is spoken only within the home. It is spoken in Mari village (4°20′42″S 143°03′49″E / 4.3449°S 143.063548°E) of Gawi Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[1][2]
Recordings of scriptures in the tongue of Mari can be found on the website of the Global Recordings Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to translating Biblical canon and songs into endangered languages and dialects in audio format.[3]
References
- ^ 1.0 1.1 Mari at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
- ^ Global Recordings Network. "Mari language". Global Recordings Network. Retrieved 2017-02-09.