Morori language

Morori (Marori, Moaraeri, Moraori, Morari) is a moribund Papuan language of the Kolopom branch of the Trans–New Guinea family.

It is separated from the other Kolopom languages by the intrusive Marind family.

[3] All speakers use Papuan Malay or Indonesian as L2, and many know Marind.

[2] A dialect extinct in 1997, Menge, is remembered from ceremonial use.

[1] Pronouns, but little else, connect it to TNG: The following basic vocabulary words are from Voorhoeve (1975),[4] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:[5] Marori reflexes of proto-Trans-New Guinea (pTNG) etyma are:[6]