Marienberg languages
Torricelli language branch of Papua New Guinea
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The Marienberg or Marienberg Hills languages are a branch of the Torricelli language family. They are spoken in a mountainous stretch of region located between the towns of Wewak and Angoram in the Marienberg Hills of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
Geographic
distributionMarienberg Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
distributionMarienberg Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classificationTorricelli
- Sepik Coast
- Tayap–Marienberg
- Marienberg
- Tayap–Marienberg
| Marienberg | |
|---|---|
| Marienberg Hills | |
| Geographic distribution | Marienberg Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Torricelli
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | mari1433 |
The Torricelli languages as classified by Foley (2018) | |
Typology
Marienberg languages distinguish masculine and feminine genders, with feminine being the default unmarked gender.[1]
Unlike all other Torricelli branches except for the Monumbo languages, word order in the Bogia languages is SOV, likely due to contact with Lower Sepik-Ramu and Sepik languages.[1]: 298