Meriam Mir

Meriam Mir

Meriam Mir is a Papuan language spoken by about 2,000 people on
the Torres Strait Islands of Erub, Ugar and Mer between Papua New
Guinea and the mainland of Australian. Some linguists classify Miriam
Mir as a member of the Eastern Trans-Fly language family of
Trans-New Guinea, but others think it’s not related to the other
languages in that family.

Meriam Mir pronunciation

Meriam Mir pronunciation

Information compiled mainly by Jack Gill and Rod Mitchell

Links

Information about the Meriam Mir language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meriam_Mir_language

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