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Madi, or Gira (Girara), is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea.

Madi
Gira
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Madang Province
Native speakers	380 (2003)[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Finisterre–Huon Finisterre Gusap–Mot Madi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	grg
Glottolog	madi1261
ELP	Madi

References

Bibliography

• Cicero, Edwaldo (1995), Madi wordlist
• Claassen, Oren R.; McElhanon, Kenneth A. (1970). "Languages of the Finisterre Range" (PDF). Papers in New Guinea Linguistics 11. Pacific Linguistics: Series A. Vol. 23. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. pp. 45–78. A brief overview of the Gira language is found on p. 50.

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