Marind–Yaqai languages
| Marind–Yakhai | |
|---|---|
| Marind | |
| Geographic distribution | South Papua |
| Ethnicity | Marind people |
| Linguistic classification | Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | mari1437 |
Map: The Marind–Yaqai languages of New Guinea
The Marind and Yaqai languages
Other Trans–New Guinea languages
Other Papuan languages
Austronesian languages
Uninhabited | |
The Marind–Yaqai (Marind–Yakhai) languages are a well established language family of Papuan languages, spoken by the Marind-anim. They form part of the Trans–New Guinea languages in the classifications of Stephen Wurm and Malcolm Ross, and were established as part of the Anim branch of TNG by Timothy Usher.