Laulau na Vinalu mine Salemo (MXMEBL)
Overview
Laulau na Vinalu mine Salemo is a New Testament translation in the Meramera language (ISO 639-3: mxm), published by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. with a copyright date of 2023. [1] Meramera, also known as Melamela, is an Austronesian language spoken along the northern coast of New Britain island in Papua New Guinea, spanning the border area between East New Britain and West New Britain provinces. [2][3] The language is spoken by a few thousand people and is classified as stable. [3]
Language and People
Meramera belongs to the Austronesian language family and is spoken in communities along the coast of New Britain, one of the largest islands in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. [2] The language area overlaps the provincial boundary between East and West New Britain. [3]
References
- [1] Meramera, Ubili in Papua New Guinea - Joshua Project. People group profile for the Meramera people.
- [2] Meramera language - Wikipedia. Overview of the Meramera language and its classification.
- [3] Meramera - Ethnologue. Language status and speaker information.
- Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
- bible.com - YouVersion.
- ebible.org entry - ebible.org.