Maring
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A language of Papua New Guinea
Alternate Names
Mareng, Yoadabe-Watoare
User Population
13,000 (2015 BTA).
Location
Madang province: Bismarck range; Western Highlands province: Hagen district. 18 villages.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Dialects
Central Maring, Eastern Maring, Timbunki, Tsuwenki, Karamba, Kambegl. Central dialect understood by all other dialect speakers.
Typology
SOV.
Language Use
Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Maclean 1991).
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Bible portions: 1974–1979.