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Maring

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: mbw

Population	11,000 (1998 SIL).
Region	Western Highlands Province, Hagen District; a few in Madang Province in the Bismarck Range. 18 villages.
Language maps	Papua New Guinea, Map 6, reference number 297 Papua New Guinea, Map 9, reference number 297
Alternate names	Mareng, Yoadabe-Watoare
Dialects	Central Maring, Eastern Maring, Timbunki, Tsuwenki, Karamba, Kambegl. Central dialect understood by all other dialect speakers.
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Chimbu-Wahgi, Jimi
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Grammar. Bible portions: 1974–1979.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. n.d.. Maring Organised Phonology Data.  

WOODWARD, Lance B., author. 1973. Maring sentences.  

Vernacular Publications

Rip rip deebe kebe yibon. 1984.

Sep deebon mabi wed ri. 1984.

Sereem. 1975.

Teep Aprika ye tumkoima. 1975.