Meriam Mir

A language of Australia

ISO 639: ulk
Alternate Names: East Torres, Mer, Meriam, Meryam Mir, Mir, Miriam, Miriam-Mir
Population: 220 (2016 census).
Location:: Queensland state: Darnley island, Eastern Torres Strait islands.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Eastern Trans-Fly
Dialects: Boigu, Bulgai, Buglial, Tagota. Limited mutual intelligibility of Gizrra [tof].
Language Use: Some children give preference to Torres Strait Creole [tcs] (Wurm 2007). Most also use English [eng]. Also use Torres Strait Creole [tcs].
Language Development: Bible portions: 1879–1994.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Meriam Mir
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Immigrated a few centuries ago from southwestern Papua New Guinea (Wurm 2007).

Location: Queensland state: Darnley island, Eastern Torres Strait islands.