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Gira language

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Madi
Gira
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang Province
Native speakers
380 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3grg
Glottologmadi1261
ELPMadi

Madi, or Gira (Girara), is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea.

References

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  1. ^ Madi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Bibliography

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  • Cicero, Edwaldo (1995), Madi wordlist
  • Claassen, Oren R.; McElhanon, Kenneth A. (1970). "Languages of the Finisterre Range" (PDF). Papers in New Guinea Linguistics 11. Pacific Linguistics: Series A. Vol. 23. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. pp. 45–78. A brief overview of the Gira language is found on p. 50.