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Native Speakers Worldwide

60

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Personal Communication
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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

60

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Speaker Number Trends

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"Certainly no more than 100 [speakers]. Probably closer to 60 or so. Fluent speakers are mostly over the age of 40. As a general rule, females in their 20s and 30s speak a simplified variety of the language. Males in their 30s or so can speak a simplified variety of the language. Most males younger than 30 though have only a passive knowledge of the language. They can’t produce the language, or show obvious difficulty forming sentences in the language. Children only speak Tok Pisin."

Year of info

2014

Location and Context

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Papua New Guinea

Coordinates

-3.4667, 142.4500

Location description

Yapunda village

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Other writing systems

Yapunda village

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Other languages used

Tok Pisin, other local languages

Domains of other languages

Tok Pisin for church, public forums

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"When older Yeri speakers converse with speakers of nearby languages, the choice of language is complex. When they converse with younger speakers, the default choice appears to be Tok Pisin. Younger speakers in the area (Yeri or other languages) have less competence in the minority languages of the area. When older Yeri speakers converse with older speakers from other villages, they may use Yeri, Tok Pisin, or the other speaker’s language depending on the competence of both speakers. For example, it’s common for older Yeri speakers to also speak the language of their mother if their mother came from another village, and Tok Pisin. The conversation may consist of both speakers using Yeri, both speakers using Tok Pisin, or both speakers using the other language. It’s also common for the Yeri speaker to speak Yeri and the other speaker to speak their own language. The choice of language appears to be determined by the language competencies of both speakers and a mixture of other sociolinguistic factors. In general it’s easier to point out the domains in which Tok Pisin is predominantly used. Tok Pisin is used in church and in public forums (e.g. weekly discussions about village plans and such in an informal plaza)."

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69

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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-3.5, 142.4

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Severely Endangered

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69

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

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Papua New Guinea

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Location description

Sandaun Province. Spoken in the eastern part of Sandaun Province, about 40km south-southeast of Aitape, on the upper Om River.

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Sandaun Province. Spoken in the eastern part of Sandaun Province, about 40km south-southeast of Aitape, on the upper Om River.

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60

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(Wurm)

Year of info

2015

Location and Context

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Papua New Guinea

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"Eastern Sandaun Province, south-southeast of Aitape, on upper Om river."

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"Eastern Sandaun Province, south-southeast of Aitape, on upper Om river."

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69

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Year of info

1973

Location and Context

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Papua New Guinea

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Location description

Yapunda village

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Yapunda village

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