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Murik

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3mtf

Population  1,000 (2000 S. Wurm).
Region  East Sepik Province, Angoram District, coast west of Sepik River mouth.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 4, reference number 173
Alternate names   Nor, Nor-Murik Lakes
Dialects  Related to Kopar [xop].
Classification  Ramu-Lower Sepik, Lower Sepik, Nor
Language use  Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] or English.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.
Writing system  Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ABBOTT, Stan, author. 1980. Interclausal Relations: A Semantic Analysis.  Available online

Anonymous. n.d.. Murik Organised Phonology Data.  Available online