Maisin language
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Maisin (or Maisan) is a divergent Austronesian language of Papua New Guinea, containing Papuan features. It is a Nuclear Papuan Tip language, with the Papuan element being Binanderean or Dagan. It is spoken by the Maisin people of Oro Province.
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Maisin | |
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Region | Oro Province, Papua New Guinea |
Ethnicity | Maisin people |
Native speakers | 2,600 (2000 census)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mbq |
Glottolog | mais1250 |
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Maisin displays significant lexical copying from Korafe, a neighboring Papuan language.[2]
Other languages with disputed affiliation between either Austronesian or Papuan are Magori, the Reefs-Santa Cruz languages, the Lower Mamberamo languages, and the Pasismanua languages.[2]