Maiani language
| Miani | |
|---|---|
| Ma | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province |
| Ethnicity | Rarin and neighboring villages of Bedup, Kaukombar, Bobom, Viab, Suraten, Tamokot and Simbine |
Native speakers | (3,000 South cited 2003, 1,500 North cited 1987)[1] |
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Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
Either: pla – Miani North includes Rarin, Simbine, Tamokot, Bedup and Kaukombar tnh – Miani South includes Viab, Bobom, Waba, Aleswav, Giniwarav and many more in the interlands |
| Glottolog |
mian1254 (Miani (North))[2]maia1253 (Miani (South))[3] |
Miani Ma, is a Papuan language complex of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. The northern and southern varieties are actually dialects in terms of vocabulary or pronunciation of it.
References
- ↑ Miani North includes Rarin, Simbine, Tamokot, Bedup and Kaukombar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Miani South includes Viab, Bobom, Waba, Aleswav, Giniwarav and many more in the interlands at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Miani". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Miani". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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