Morori

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: mok
Alternate Names: Marori, Moaraeri, Moraori, Morari
Population: 50 (1998 M. Donohue). Only a handful of Marori speakers left in 2012 (Evans et al 2018). Ethnic population: 250 (1998 M. Donohue).
Location:: Papua province: south coast border area.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Moraori
Dialects: Menge dialect remembered as the language of ceremony, though the last Menge speaker died in 1997.
Language Use: Endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Under pressure from Marind [mrz], a language group which surrounds the Morori, and from Indonesian [ind] (Wurm 2007). Elderly only. Most shifted to Indonesian [ind]. Most shifted to Papuan Malay [pmy]. Also use Marind [mrz] (Evans et al 2018). Used as L2 by Bädi Kanum [khd], Ngkâlmpw Kanum [kcd], Smärky Kanum [kxq], Sota Kanum [krz].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Morori
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Papua province: south coast border area.