Maiani language

Miani
Ma
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Madang Province
Ethnicity	Rarin and neighboring villages of Bedup, Kaukombar, Bobom, Viab, Suraten, Tamokot and Simbine
Native speakers	(3,000 South cited 2003, 1,500 North cited 1987)[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Madang Croisilles? Rarin Miani
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: pla – Miani North includes Rarin, Simbine, Tamokot, Bedup and Kaukombar tnh – Miani South includes Viab, Bobom, Waba, Aleswav, Giniwarav and many more in the interlands
Glottolog	mian1254  (Miani (North))[2] maia1253  (Miani (South))[3]

Miani Ma, is a Papuan language complex of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. The northern and southern varieties are actually dialects in terms of vocabulary or pronunciation of it.

References

1. Miani North includes Rarin, Simbine, Tamokot, Bedup and Kaukombar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
   Miani South includes Viab, Bobom, Waba, Aleswav, Giniwarav and many more in the interlands at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Miani". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
3. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Miani". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.