Sissano
Sisano; Sinano; Sinama; Aissano; Siau
Austronesian; Malayo-Polynesian; Oceanic; North New Guinea
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"In 1990, 4,780 speakers were reported and language use was vigorous. The 1998 tsunami almost completely annihilated the population. Number of surviving speakers unlikely to exceed a few hundred (Wurm 2007)."
2015
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Papua New Guinea
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"Sandaun Province, Aitape district, Sissano area."
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"Sandaun Province, Aitape district, Sissano area."
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In 1990, 4,776 speakers were reported. Language use was vigorous then. However, in November 1998, a terrible tsunami was caused by a violent sea-quake only 25km off the coast and hit the coast with tremendous force, almost completely annihilating the population within the disaster area. There were only very few survivors, and almost the only speakers left were those who happened to be absent from the disaster area. It is hard to estimate the number of surviving speakers, but it is unlikely to exceed a few hundred or so.
2007
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Sandaun Province. Spoken on a long stretch of the northwestern coast of Papua New Guinea between Vanimo and Aitape.
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Sandaun Province. Spoken on a long stretch of the northwestern coast of Papua New Guinea between Vanimo and Aitape.
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1973
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Papua New Guinea
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14 villages: Aindin, Aipukon, Amsor (Malol), Amsor (Sissano), Arop No. 1, Arop No. 2, Lampu, Maindon, Mainya, Mainyeu, Nimas, Tainyapin, Teles, and Uian.
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14 villages: Aindin, Aipukon, Amsor (Malol), Amsor (Sissano), Arop No. 1, Arop No. 2, Lampu, Maindon, Mainya, Mainyeu, Nimas, Tainyapin, Teles, and Uian.
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- Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
- Atlas of the World’s Languages in DangerMoseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas
- World Oral Literature Project"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.http://www.oralliterature.org
- Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th EditionLewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.http://www.ethnologue.com
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