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150

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Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
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150

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150 (1996 M. Donohue)

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

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Indonesia;

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Population of Yanggandur village is 350, consisting of both Ngkâlmpw Kanum and Smärky Kanum speakers.

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Indonesia

Coordinates

-8.535, 140.868

Location description

Yanggandur Village, Merauke Subdistrict, Merauke Regency, Papua Province

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Yanggandur Village, Merauke Subdistrict, Merauke Regency, Papua Province

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Other languages used

Indonesian

Domains of other languages

market, school, church

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""In the Kanum speaking areas, the villagers speak Kanum with their parents, spouses, siblings, friends, in the fields, and during traditional ceremonies. The domains in which they speak Indonesian are in the village’s representative meetings, in church, during prayer, at the clinic, or for public announcements.""

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Year of info

2005

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-8.66666666667,140.916666667

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    Sohn, Myo-Sook, Randy Lebold, and Ron Kriens. 2009. Report on the Merauke Subdistrict Survey Papua, Indonesia. SIL International. http://www-01.sil.org/silesr/2009/silesr2009-018.pdf
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