Mari language (Madang Province)

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Mari
Hop
Native to Papua New Guinea
Region Madang Province
Native speakers
(810 cited 2000) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 hob
Glottolog mari1429

Mari, or Hop, is a minor Austronesian language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the four villages of Bumbu ( 5°59′07″S145°54′07″E / 5.985151°S 145.902057°E / -5.985151; 145.902057 (Bumbu) ), Bubirumpun ( 5°58′47″S145°53′54″E / 5.979754°S 145.898206°E / -5.979754; 145.898206 (Bopirumpun) ), Musuam ( 5°53′04″S145°44′23″E / 5.884498°S 145.739611°E / -5.884498; 145.739611 (Musuam) ), and Sangkiang ( 5°55′17″S145°50′14″E / 5.921326°S 145.837215°E / -5.921326; 145.837215 (Sankaing) ) in Usino Rural LLG of the Ramu valley. [2]

References

  1. Mari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Holzknecht, Susanne (1989). The Markham Languages of Papua New Guinea. Pacific Linguistics. ISBN   0-85883-394-8.