Mari, or Hop, is a minor Austronesian language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the four villages of Bumbu (5°59′07″S 145°54′07″E / 5.985151°S 145.902057°E), Bubirumpun (5°58′47″S 145°53′54″E / 5.979754°S 145.898206°E), Musuam (5°53′04″S 145°44′23″E / 5.884498°S 145.739611°E), and Sangkiang (5°55′17″S 145°50′14″E / 5.921326°S 145.837215°E) in Usino Rural LLG of the Ramu valley.[2]
| Mari | |
|---|---|
| Hop | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 810 (2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hob |
| Glottolog | mari1429 |
References
edit- ^ Mari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Holzknecht, Susanne (1989). The Markham Languages of Papua New Guinea. Pacific Linguistics. ISBN 0-85883-394-8.