Miani, formerly Tani after a village name, is a Papuan language complex of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.[2] The northern and southern varieties, Miani and Maiani, are dialects in terms of vocabulary or pronunciation.
| Miani | |
|---|---|
| Tani | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province |
| Ethnicity | Rarin and neighboring villages of Bedup, Kaukombar, Bobom, Viab, Suraten, Tamokot and Simbine |
Native speakers | (3,000 South cited 2003, 1,500 North cited 1987)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:pla – Miani (North) includes Rarin, Simbine, Tamokot, Bedup and Kaukombartnh – Maiani (South) includes Viab, Bobom, Waba, Aleswav, Giniwarav and many more in the interlands |
| Glottolog | mian1254 Miani (North)maia1253 Maiani (South) |
References
edit- ^ Miani (North) includes Rarin, Simbine, Tamokot, Bedup and Kaukombar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Maiani (South) includes Viab, Bobom, Waba, Aleswav, Giniwarav and many more in the interlands at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Pick, Andrew (2020). A reconstruction of Proto-Northern Adelbert phonology and lexicon (PDF) (PhD dissertation). University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.