Language Bukiyip, Mountain Arapesh. ape_word-list_1984_01.html, entries: 1 - 77
Also Known As:
Mountain Arapesh, Kavu, Kawu, Bukiyúp, Arapesh
Dialects & Varieties
- Mountain Arapesh (Bukiyip)
- Coastal Arapesh (Arapesh)
Recent Resources
Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
12,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
3
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Stephen Wurm. 2007. "Australasia and the Pacific." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. 425-577. Routledge.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Stephen Wurm. 2007. "Australasia and the Pacific." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. 425-577. Routledge.