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Murik (Papua New Guinea) language

Murik (Papua New Guinea) (ISO 639-3 code mtf) is a language of the Lower Sepik family spoken in Papua New Guinea. It has about 1,256 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.

Facts

ISO 639-3 codemtf
Glottocodemuri1260
FamilyLower Sepik
AreaPapunesia
CountriesPapua New Guinea
Speakers (estimate)1,256
EndangermentThreatened (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Related languages

Other Lower Sepik languages, nearest first.

More about Murik (Papua New Guinea)

Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.