Endangered Languages Project - Gorovu

Gorovu

^{[aka Yerani, Gorova]}

Classification: Lower Sepik-Ramu

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Yerani, Gorova
CLASSIFICATION		Lower Sepik-Ramu, Ramu, Grass
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		grq
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Information from: “Australasia and the Pacific” (425-577) . Stephen Wurm (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge

Critically endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<20
Native speakers worldwide
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In 1981, fifty speakers were reported, but now there only are twenty or less.

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

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The speakers are shifting to the large related Banaro language, the western neighbour of Gorovu.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Banaro

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No literacy

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Extreme southeastern corner of the East Sepik Province. Spoken on the lower Ramu River, southeast of Komtina.

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
(Wurm 2000)

DATE OF INFO: 2000

DOMAINS OF USE
TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "East Sepik Province, Angoram district, Ramu river, Bangapela village; Madang Province, Bogia district, Iabu RLLG."

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide
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(Z'graggen 1971)

DATE OF INFO: 1969

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Bangapella village

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: "The former village of Gorovu has merged with that of Bangapella, so that only part of Bangapella is Gorovu-speaking." Bangapella is otherwise Banaro-speaking.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1969

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Madang: "Part of Bangapella" village.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: "The village of Gorovu was formerly located further inland towards the Keram River (4"29' longitude, 144"34' latitude), but was translocated recently to Bangapella village on the Ramu River. Its inhabitants form now one village with the former Bingos (Banaro speaking)."

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Information from: “Glottolog” .