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Native Speakers Worldwide

230

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Language Information By Source

Australasia and the Pacific
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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

230

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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More about speakers

In 1981, 230 speakers were reported. This number may still be correct, but the speakers are acculturating rapidly.

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Papua New Guinea

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Location description

Sandaun Province. Spoken in the Amanab Province, south of the Upper Sepik River, toward the headwaters of the Left May River, on the Samaia River.

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Other writing systems

Sandaun Province. Spoken in the Amanab Province, south of the Upper Sepik River, toward the headwaters of the Left May River, on the Samaia River.

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

300

Domains of Use

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More about speakers

(2006 NTM)

Year of info

2015

Location and Context

Countries

Papua New Guinea

Coordinates

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Location description

"Sandaun Province, Amanab Rocky Peak districts, south of Upper Sepik river, toward Left May river headwaters on Samaia river, Amto, Habiyon, and Amu villages."

Government support

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"Sandaun Province, Amanab Rocky Peak districts, south of Upper Sepik river, toward Left May river headwaters on Samaia river, Amto, Habiyon, and Amu villages."

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Siawi [mmp], Tok Pisin [tpi]

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Year of info

2012

Location and Context

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Coordinates

-4.052936077, 141.3284454

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

230

Domains of Use

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Child speakers

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Year of info

1973

Location and Context

Countries

Papua New Guinea

Coordinates

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Location description

Amto, Minor, and Wakumo villages

Government support

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Amto, Minor, and Wakumo villages

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

Abau

Domains of other languages

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

200

Domains of Use

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    http://www.oralliterature.org
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    http://llmap.org
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    http://www.ethnologue.com
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