Mari (East Sepik Province)
Mari (East Sepik Province) is a Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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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°S 143.063548°E / -4.3449; 143.063548 (Mari)) of Gawi Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.
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.
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Words in Mari (East Sepik Province)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | upa* | |
| eye | nikas* | |
| ear | gimb3* | |
| nose | simb3lis* | |
| tooth | bis3N* | |
| tongue | taxis* | |
| hand | t3ga* | |
| blood | kukwim* | |
| bone | S3bim* | |
| skin | opas* | |
| knee | baNgos* | |
| breast | m3nikas* | |
| liver | wapis* | |
| water | na7im* | |
| fire | ya7aS* | |
| sun | simal3* | |
| star | dok* | |
| stone | t3gis* | |
| mountain | b3gaL* | |
| tree | mas* | |
| leaf | lapa* | |
| night | n3mukal* | |
| dog | yaw* | |
| fish | 7alam* | |
| louse | namis* | |
| one | dibas* | |
| two | hw3ti* | |
| I | an* | |
| you | ni* | |
| we | n3m* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KaprimanSepik31% alike
- BisisSepik27% alike
- BahinemoSepik26% alike
- AlamblakSepik23% alike
- Saniyo-HiyeweSepik12% alike
- Tepeuxila CuicatecOtomanguean12% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · mari1432 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mbx