Endangered Languages Project - Imonda

Imonda

Classification: Border

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endangered

CLASSIFICATION		Border, Waris
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		imn
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MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Imonda is treated as a dialect of Waris by Laycock (1973), who nevertheless writes: "The dialect spoken at Imonda is very distinct, and is regarded by Imonda villagers as a separate language." The classification in the Catalogue follows Seiler (1985).

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Information from: “Imonda, a Papuan Language” . Seiler, Walter (1985) Pacific Linguistics

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
274
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
census

DATE OF INFO: 1983

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "The Imonda are in general able to speak Waris, but not vice versa. Frequently, communication between the two groups is carried out in Tok Pisin.

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Sandaun Province (West Sepik): Põs and Mol villages.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
250
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
(SIL)

DATE OF INFO: 1994

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Sandaun Province, Amanab district, near Imonda airstrip."

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
250
Native speakers worldwide

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Information from: “Imonda, a Papuan Language” . Seiler, Walter (1985) Pacific Linguistics