Marik

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
dad
Alternate Names
Dami, Ham
Autonym
Marik od
User Population

3,620 (2000 census).

Location

Madang province: Madang district, Gogol river area inland. 10 villages.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Bel, Nuclear Bel, Southern
Dialects

Northern Marik, Western Marik, Southern Marik.

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Home, community. Positive attitudes. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Uyajitaya [duk].

Language Development

Literature. Texts. NT: 2011.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Marik
Writing

Latin script [Latn].