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 Aisi, or Musak, is a Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Aisi is spoken in Musak (), Kikerai (), Banam (), Sepu (), and Garaligut () villages in Usino Rural LLG.Daniels, Don. 2016. Magɨ: An undocumented language of Papua New ...

, 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