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<600?

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Australia and the Pacific
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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

<600?

Domains of Use

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More about speakers

In 1978, 600 speakers were reported. There are probably fewer now.

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

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Indonesia

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Location description

Spoken about 50km south of Jayapura on the Upper Tami River around Arso town near the Papua New Guinea border.

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Spoken about 50km south of Jayapura on the Upper Tami River around Arso town near the Papua New Guinea border.

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Other languages used

Arso, Indonesian

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The language is under pressure from Indonesian because of its nearness to Arso, and to the capital Jayapura. Especially the children are under strong pressure from Indonesian.

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

500

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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Coordinates

-2.8429, 140.846

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

500

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(Wurm 2000)

Year of info

2015

Location and Context

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Indonesia

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Location description

"Papua Province, due south of Jayapura, northeast border area."

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"Papua Province, due south of Jayapura, northeast border area."

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Other languages used

Indonesian [ind]

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Native Speakers Worldwide

800

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Year of info

1973

Location and Context

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Indonesia

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Location description

12 villages: Arso, Bagia, Bate, Birne?, Girere, Girwago, Gwimi, Kwana, Sagware, Sawiatami, Wambes, and Wor.

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12 villages: Arso, Bagia, Bate, Birne?, Girere, Girwago, Gwimi, Kwana, Sagware, Sawiatami, Wambes, and Wor.

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500

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