Murik

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Nor, Nor-Murik Lakes

Population

1,000 (Wurm 2000).

Location

East Sepik Province, Angoram district, coast west of Sepik river mouth.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Related to Kopar [xop].

Language Use

Not being learned by children. Young speakers prefer Tok Pisin [tpi] (Wurm 2007). Also use English [eng], Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].