Murik

MTF

threatened

Alternate Names: Nor, Nor-Murik Lakes

Dialects: None known. Related to Kopar ,.

Genealogy:

Ramu-Lower Sepik
Lower Sepik
Nor

Demographics: 1,000 (Wurm 2000).

Language Use: Not being learned by children. Young speakers prefer Tok Pisin [tpi] (Wurm 2007). Also use English [eng], Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea