| Marind | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity: | Marind people |
| Geographic distribution: |
New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification: | Trans–New Guinea
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| Subdivisions: |
Boazi
Marind proper
Yaqay
|
The Marind languages are a well established language family of Papuan languages, spoken by the Marind-anim. They form part of the Trans–New Guinea languages in the classifications of Stephen Wurm and Malcolm Ross.
The Marind languages were partially identified by Sidney Herbert Ray and JHP Murray in 1918; the family was filled out by JHMC Boelaars in 1950. It was incorporated into Trans–New Guinea by Stephen Wurm in 1975.