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Marind languages

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Ethnicity:
  
Marind people

Subdivisions:
  
Boazi Marind Yaqay

Geographic distribution:
  
New Guinea

Glottolog:
  
mari1437

Marind languages

Linguistic classification:
  
Trans–New Guinea Marind

The Marind languages are a well established language family of Papuan languages, spoken by the Marind-anim. They form part of the Trans–New Guinea languages in the classifications of Stephen Wurm and Malcolm Ross.

  • Marind family
  • Boazi branch: Kuni-Boazi, Zimakani
  • Marind proper
  • Yaqay branch: Warkay-Bipim, Yaqay

    • The pronouns are:

    The Marind languages were partially identified by Sidney Herbert Ray and JHP Murray in 1918; the family was filled out by JHMC Boelaars in 1950. It was incorporated into Trans–New Guinea by Stephen Wurm in 1975.

    References

    Marind languages Wikipedia
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