Maring language
Not to be confused with Maring language (India).
| Maring | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea | 
| Region | Western Highlands Province | 
| Ethnicity | Maring, such as the Tsembaga Maring | 
| Native speakers | 11,000 (1998)[1] | 
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mbw | 
| Glottolog | mari1435[2] | 
Maring (Mareng), or Yoadabe-Watoare, is a Trans–New Guinea language of the Chimbu–Wahgi branch spoken in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Dialects are Central Maring, Eastern Maring, Timbunki, Tsuwenki, Karamba, Kambegl; Central Maring is understood by all.
References
- ↑ Maring at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Maring". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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