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Meriam language

Meriam (ISO 639-3 code ulk) is a language of the Eastern Trans-Fly family spoken in Australia. It has about 320 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as endangered.

Facts

ISO 639-3 codeulk
Glottocodemeri1244
FamilyEastern Trans-Fly
AreaPapunesia
CountriesAustralia
Speakers (estimate)320
EndangermentEndangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Related languages

Other Eastern Trans-Fly languages, nearest first.

More about Meriam

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.