Meriam
English
Etymology
From Mer (“Murray Island”), off the northern coast of Australia.
Noun
Meriam pl (plural only)
- An Aboriginal people who live on Mer (Murray Island), in the eastern group of Torres Strait Islands off the northern tip of Australia.
Proper noun
Meriam
- The Trans-Fly Papuan language of the Meriam people; Meryam Mir.
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Meriam, ulk
Anagrams
- maimer