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Maring

Maring is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Maring · 5.4°S 144.6°E

Maring, also known as Mareng or Yoadabe-Watoare, is a Trans–New Guinea language of the Chimbu–Wahgi branch. Speakers of the language can be found in the Bismarck range of the Madang province or in the Hagen district of the Western Highlands province. Dialects of the Maring language are Central Maring, Eastern Maring, Timbunki, Tsuwenki, Karamba, and Kambegl. All Maring speakers can understand the Central Maring dialect.

From Wikipedia · Maring language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Maring

MeaningWordRomanization
personyidok*
earkedab*
nosegomedi*
handag*
bloodnekem*
skinwak*
wateryub*
stargapa*
stoneku*
treeapeN*
oneraNguai*
tworomai*
Inan*
youyin*
weal*
seekan*
hearkan*
comewi*
pathmalema*
newgeny*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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