Gira language
| Madi | |
|---|---|
| Gira | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 380 (2003)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | grg |
| Glottolog | madi1261 |
| ELP | Madi |
Gira, or Madi (Girara), is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea.
Names
The alternate names for Gira are Girara, Madi, and Gorovu.[2]
References
- ^ Madi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Glottolog 5.1 - Madi (Papua New Guinea)". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
Bibliography
- 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.