Maria | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Central Province |
Native speakers | 1,400 (2000 census) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
mds |
Glottolog |
mari1438 |
Maria is a Manubaran language spoken in the "Bird's Tail" of Papua New Guinea by approximately 1,350 people in Central Province. It is alternatively known as Gebi and Manubara. [2]