Maring
PrintA language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Mareng, Yoadabe-Watoare
Population
11,000 (1998 SIL).
Location
Western Highlands Province, Hagen district; Madang Province, Bismarck range. 18 villages.
Language Maps
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Central Maring, Eastern Maring, Kambegl, Karamba, Timbunki, Tsuwenki. Central dialect understood by all other dialect speakers.
Typology
SOV
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Grammar. Bible portions: 1974–1979.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.