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Moraid language

Moraid is a Papuan language spoken by the Moi Moraid people in the district of Moraid in the Bird's Head Peninsula of New Guinea. This language is mainly spoken in Moraid and several districts on the border of Sorong Regency and Tambrauw Regency, Southwest Papua.

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Moraid
Moi Moraid
Native toIndonesia
RegionMoraid District, Tambrauw Regency, Southwest Papua
EthnicityMoi Moraid
Native speakers
(1,000 cited 1988)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3msg
Glottologmora1239
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Coordinates: 0°43′24″S 131°49′16″E / 0.723216°S 131.821021°E / -0.723216; 131.821021

Moraid is a Papuan language spoken by the Moi Moraid people in the district of Moraid in the Bird's Head Peninsula of New Guinea. This language is mainly spoken in Moraid and several districts on the border of Sorong Regency and Tambrauw Regency, Southwest Papua.

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References

  1. Moraid at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)