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) Language family Trans–New Guinea
Madang
Croisilles?
Rarin
Miani 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 | ||
Miani Ma, is a Papuan language complex of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. The northern and southern varieties are dialects in terms of vocabulary or pronunciation.
References
Maiani language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA