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Mebu language

Ma, or Mebu, is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Mibu and Tariknan villages of Rai Coast Rural LLG, Madang Province.

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Ma
Mebu
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMorobe Province
Native speakers
570 (2003)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3mjn
Glottologmapa1244

Ma (Ma Wam), or Mebu, is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Mibu (5°48′05″S 146°22′49″E / 5.801486°S 146.380221°E / -5.801486; 146.380221 (Mibu)) and Tariknan (5°47′24″S 146°25′01″E / 5.789888°S 146.416829°E / -5.789888; 146.416829 (Tariknan)) villages of Rai Coast Rural LLG, Madang Province.12

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References

  1. Ma at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.