Marau language

Marau
Marau
Native to	Indonesia
Region	South coast of Yapen Island and Ambai Islands group
Native speakers	(1,700 cited 1987)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Eastern Malayo-Polynesian South Halmahera–West New Guinea Cenderawasih Bay Yapen Central–Western Marau; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Warabori;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mvr
Glottolog	mara1397

Last updated January 13, 2026

Marau is an Eastern Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on the south coast of Serui Island of the Ambai Islands group in Cenderawasih Bay, within Papua Province of Western New Guinea, northeastern Indonesia.

References

↑ Marau at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ Also rendered "Warembori"; distinguish from the Warembori language

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[e18-1] Marau at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Also rendered "Warembori"; distinguish from the Warembori language

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