ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv tˈɔɹəz stɹˈeɪt ˈaɪləndɚ pˈiːpəl ɪn mˈækeɪ ɹˈiːdʒən, wˌɛɹ ðɛɹˌɑːɹ ˈoʊnli fˈoːɹ flˈuːənt spˈiːkɚz lˈɛft, ɑːɹ pɹˈæktɪsɪŋ ænd tˈiːtʃɪŋ tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl hˈɪmz sˈʌŋ ɪn mˈɪɹiˌæm mˈɪɹ ɪn ɐn ˈɛfɚt tə hˈɛlp mˈoːɹ pˈiːpəl tə lˈɜːn ðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ænd pˈæs ɪt dˈaʊn.
A group of Torres Strait Islander people in Mackay region, where there are only four fluent speakers left, are practising and teaching traditional hymns sung in Meriam Mir in an effort to help more people to learn the language and pass it down.