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Mer

A language of Indonesia (Papua)

ISO 639-3mnu

Population  85 (2000).
Region  Central Bird’s Head, Wosimi and Uremo river headwaters.
Language maps  Indonesia, Eastern Papua, reference number 52
Indonesia, Northwestern Papua, reference number 52
Alternate names   Miere, Muri
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 63% with Semimi [etz], 61% with Mairasi [zrs].
Classification  Mairasi
Comments  Hunters; agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

PECKHAM, Lloyd; WALKER, Roland, authors. 1991. Etna Bay Survey Report: Irian Jaya Bird's Neck Languages.