Mari language (Sepik) should not be confused with Mari language (disambiguation).
| Mari | |
| States: | Papua New Guinea |
| Region: | East Sepik Province |
| Coordinates: | -4.3449°N 143.0635°W |
| Speakers: | 80 |
| Date: | 2000 |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Familycolor: | Papuan |
| Fam1: | Sepik |
| Fam2: | Bahinemo |
| Iso3: | mbx |
| Glotto: | mari1432 |
| Glottorefname: | Mari (East Sepik Province) |
Mari is an endangered Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
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°N 143.0635°W) of Gawi Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[1]
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.[2]