Mari language (Sepik)

Not to be confused with Mari language (disambiguation).

Mari is an endangered Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.

Mari
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	East Sepik Province
Native speakers	(80 cited 2000)[1]
Language family	Sepik Bahinemo Mari
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mbx
Glottolog	mari1432
ELP	Mari
Coordinates: 4.3449°S 143.063548°E / -4.3449; 143.063548 (Mari)

Mari is not used by many children. Although Mari is a language known only by approximately eighty people, it is spoken only within the home. It is spoken in Mari village (4.3449°S 143.063548°E / -4.3449; 143.063548 (Mari)) of Gawi Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.^[1][2]

Recordings of scriptures in the tongue of Mari can be found on the website of the Global Recordings Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to translating Biblical canon and songs into endangered languages and dialects in audio format.^[3]