Magɨ is a moribund

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. It was discovered in 2012. It is spoken in the village of Wanang, which hosts a field site belonging to the New Guinea Binatang Research Center.Daniels, Don. 2016. Magɨ: An undocumented language of Papua New Guinea. ''

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'' 55: 199-224. Magɨ is most closely related to the Aisi language, with which it forms an Aisian subgroup within the Sogeram branch.

Vocabulary

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comparing Magɨ and Aisi, from Daniels (2016).

References

Sources

Field research on the Magɨ language. Includes grammar descriptions and examples of words and sentences.
{{Madang languages Sogeram languages Languages of Madang Province