Marind language
| Marind | |
|---|---|
| Region | Papua New Guinea |
| Ethnicity | Marind |
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Native speakers
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(10,000 cited 1987–2002) |
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Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: |
| Glottolog | nucl1621 |
Marind is a Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea by over ten thousand people. Dialects are Southeast Marind, Gawir, Holifoersch, and Tugeri. Bian Marind (Northwest Marind), a.k.a. Boven-Mbian, is divergent enough to not be mutually intelligible, and has been assigned a separate ISO code.
Marind separates the Trans-Fly – Bulaka River languages, which would otherwise occupy a nearly continuous stretch of southern New Guinea.
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