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"Mer is spoken on Murray Islands, Darnley Island, and Stephen’s
Island, in the eastern Torres Strait.   It is a non-Austronesian
language."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]
       "Spoken on the Murray Islands, Torres Straits, off northern Australia."--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

       "First publication, St. Mark’s Gospel in 1879 at Sydney by the BFBS;
    tr. by S. McFarlane, of the LMS.
      St. Mark’s and St. John’s Gospels,
    1885, BFBS, Sydney, the former revised, and the latter translated by
    S. McFarlane and Harry Scott; the Gospels, London, 1902, St. Matthew’s
    Gospel tr. by Finau, St. Luke’s Gospel by Itoma.   CP: BFBS.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

MER or MIRIAM--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: "1902" John 3:16 unknown.]

"1879 Mark New South Wales Auxiliary BS, Sydney
Translated by S. McFarlane, London MS."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1885 Mark (revised)   John   NSW Auxiliary BS, Sydney
Translated by S. McFarlane and Harry Scott, LMS."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1902 Gospels BFBS, London
Completed by Finau, a Samoan teacher, and Iotama, a teacher of
Darnley Island.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
"1902" Mark 1:2 correct (perofeta = prophets).]

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