Marik language

Marik
Marik
Ham
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	around Gogol River, Madang Province
Native speakers	(3,500 cited 1998)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea ? Ngero–Vitiaz Bel Nuclear Bel Marik; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	dad
Glottolog	mari1428

Last updated January 02, 2026

Marik, or Ham, is an Austronesian language spoken by 3,500 people in 10 villages around the Gogol River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

References

↑ Marik at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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

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