Meriam

ULK

threatened

Alternate Names: East Torres, Mer, Meriam Mir, Mir, Miriam, Miriam-Mir

Dialects: Boigu, Buglial, Bulgai, Tagota. Limited mutual intelligibility of Gizrra ,.

Genealogy:

Eastern Trans-Fly

Demographics: 210 (2006 census).

Language Use: Some children give preference to Torres Strait Creole [tcs] (Wurm 2007). Also use Torres Strait Creole [tcs].

Language Development: Bible portions: 1879–1994.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Australia