mˈɪɹiˌæm; ˈɔːlsoʊ mˈɪɹiəm, mɚjˈæm, mˈɜː, mˈɪɹ, mˈɪɹiəmmˈɪɹ, ɛtsˈɛtɹə. ænd ˈiːstɚn, ˈɪsən, ˈɛsʔn̩ ænd ˈeɪbəl ˈeɪbəl ɔːɹ ðɪ ˈiːstɚn tˈɔɹəz stɹˈeɪt lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ɪz ðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ʌvðə pˈiːpəl ʌvðə smˈɔːl ˈaɪləndz ʌv mˈɜː mˈɜːɹeɪ ˈaɪlənd, wˈeɪəɚɹ ænd dˈɔːɑːɹ, ɪɹˈʌb dˈɑːɹnli ˈaɪlənd, ænd jˈuːɡɚ stˈiːvənz ˈaɪlənd ɪnðɪ ˈiːstɚn tˈɔɹəz stɹˈeɪt, kwˈiːnslənd, ɔːstɹˈeɪliə.
Meriam (; also Miriam, Meryam, Mer, Mir, Miriam-Mir, etc. and Eastern, Isten, Esten and Able Able) or the Eastern Torres Strait language 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.