Mari is an endangered Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 80 (2000)[1] |
Language family | Sepik
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ISO 639-3 | mbx |
Glottolog | mari1432 |
ELP | Mari |
Coordinates: 4.3449°S 143.063548°E / -4.3449; 143.063548 (Mari) |
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 (4.3449°S 143.063548°E / -4.3449; 143.063548 (Mari)) of Gawi Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[2][3]
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.[4]
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