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Meriam (in the language itself Meriam Mìr; also Miriam Meryam Mer Mir Miriam-Mir etc. and Eastern Isten Esten Eastern Torres Strait and Able Able) is the language of the people of the small islands of Mer (Murray Island) Waier and Dauar Erub (Darnley Island) and Ugar (Stephens Island) in the eastern Torres Strait Queensland Australia. In the Western Torres Strait language Kala Lagaw Ya it is called Mœyam or Mœyamau Ya. It is the only Papuan language on Australian territory.