Marangis language
| Marangis | |
|---|---|
| Watam | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province, East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 590 (2003) |
Ramu
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wax |
| Glottolog | wata1253 |
| ELP | Watam |
Marangis a.k.a. Watam is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea. Like Bosmun, it shares a number of irregular plural markers with the Lower Sepik languages, supporting the proposal of a Ramu – Lower Sepik language family.
It is spoken in the two villages of:
- Watam village, Marienberg Rural LLG, East Sepik Province (3°54′24″S 144°32′43″E / 3.906592°S 144.545246°E)
- Marangis village, Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province (4°00′51″S 144°36′20″E / 4.014075°S 144.605629°E)