Meaning of Meriam | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A member of an Aboriginal people who live on Mer (Murray Island), in the eastern group of Torres Strait Islands off the northern tip of Australia.
2. The Trans-Fly Papuan language of the Meriam people; Meryam Mir.

Examples

“The Meriams believed in "Bomai", a shape-shifting sea spirit, who had come to them as an octopus and united the eight island tribes under his watchful eyes.”

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