Mari is an endangered Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.

Mari
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionEast Sepik Province
Native speakers
80 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3mbx
Glottologmari1432
ELPMari
Coordinates: 4°20′42″S 143°03′49″E / 4.3449°S 143.063548°E / -4.3449; 143.063548 (Mari)

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°20′42″S 143°03′49″E / 4.3449°S 143.063548°E / -4.3449; 143.063548 (Mari)) of Gawi Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[1][2]

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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mari at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
  3. ^ Global Recordings Network. "Mari language". Global Recordings Network. Retrieved 2017-02-09.