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a few hundred?

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Australasia and the Pacific
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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

a few hundred?

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

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Second-language speakers

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In 1983, 1,602 speakers were reported, including 442 non-residents. Language use was vigorous then. However, in November 1998, a tsunami almost completely annihilated the population in the disaster area and there were hardly any Warapu speaking survivors in that area, and almost the only Warapu speakers were those who were absent from the area, i.e. non-resident speakers living elsewhere. Their number may be a few hundred.

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

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Papua New Guinea

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Location description

Sandaun Province. Spoken on a part of the northwestern coast of Papua New Guinea on the northwest peninsula of the Sissano lagoon which is between Vanimo and Aitape.

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Sandaun Province. Spoken on a part of the northwestern coast of Papua New Guinea on the northwest peninsula of the Sissano lagoon which is between Vanimo and Aitape.

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

300

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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Coordinates

-2.9876,141.9838

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

2,000

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Year of info

2003

Location and Context

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Papua New Guinea

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Location description

North coast of Papua New Guinea.

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North coast of Papua New Guinea.

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

300

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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(Wurm)

Year of info

2015

Location and Context

Countries

Papua New Guinea

Coordinates

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Location description

"Sandaun Province, near Sera and Sissano coast, northwest peninsula of Sissano Lagoon, around Sumo and Ramu towns."

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"Sandaun Province, near Sera and Sissano coast, northwest peninsula of Sissano Lagoon, around Sumo and Ramu towns."

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No data

Other languages used

No data

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

2,991

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Year of info

1973

Location and Context

Countries

Papua New Guinea

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Location description

4 villages: Po, Ramo, Sumo, and Warapu.

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4 villages: Po, Ramo, Sumo, and Warapu.

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

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Coordinates

-3.08333333333,142.083333333

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Endangered

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300

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