Marangis language

Marangis a.k.a. Watam is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea. Like Bosmun, it shares a number of irregular plural markers with the Lower Sepik languages, supporting the proposal of a Ramu – Lower Sepik language family.

It is spoken in the two villages of:

• Watam village, Marienberg Rural LLG, East Sepik Province (3°54′24″S 144°32′43″E / 3.906592°S 144.545246°E / -3.906592; 144.545246 (Watam))
• Marangis village, Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province (4°00′51″S 144°36′20″E / 4.014075°S 144.605629°E / -4.014075; 144.605629 (Marangis))

The pronominal system of Watam has a four-way distinction, with there being a paucal ("a few", "more than two") number for pronouns in addition to singular, dual, and plural.

Nominal plural formatives include:

Watam verbal conjugation for the verb ndo ‘to see’: