DAD ISO 639-3
Marik
Marik od Autonym
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- dad
- Alternate Names
- Dami, Ham
- Autonym
- Marik od
- Population
- 3,620 (2000 census).
- Location:
- Madang province: Madang district, Gogol river area inland. 10 villages.
- 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].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Madang province: Madang district, Gogol river area inland. 10 villages.
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