Mari language (Madang Province) explained

Mari
Also Known As:Hop
Region:Madang Province
State:Papua New Guinea
Speakers:810
Date:2000
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:Oceanic
Fam4:Western Oceanic
Fam5:North New Guinea ?
Fam6:Ngero–Vitiaz ?
Fam7:Huon Gulf
Fam8:Markham
Fam9:Upper
Iso3:hob
Glotto:mari1429
Glottorefname:Mari (Madang Province)

Mari, or Hop, is a minor Austronesian language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the four villages of Bumbu (-5.9852°N 145.9021°W), Bubirumpun (-5.9798°N 145.8982°W), Musuam (-5.8845°N 145.7396°W), and Sangkiang (-5.9213°N 145.8372°W) in Usino Rural LLG of the Ramu valley.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holzknecht, Susanne . The Markham Languages of Papua New Guinea . Pacific Linguistics. 1989 . 0-85883-394-8.