Also Known As:
Yoki, Yauke, Jauke, Pauwi, Pauwi I, Pauwi II
Dialects & Varieties
Survey Report of the North Coast of Irian Jaya
Survey Report of the North Coast of Irian Jaya
Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<200
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Contact with the Warembori people is frequent, and many of the people are bilingual in these two related languages."
Location and Context
Countries
Indonesia
Location Description
"Yoke is the language of the village of Mantarbori, and the inland area around the village of Yoke. Historically, the Yoke report having occupied the villages of Kapeso and Suaseso on the northern edge of Lake Rombebai, but this land is currently occupied by Bagusa speakers."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Malay, Warembori
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
Church
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Letters
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
"The people in Mantarbori have attempted to write their language and claim to do so in the form of letters. Generally, there was a positive attitude toward being involved in vernacular language development."
Recent Resources
The Wikipedia page for the Yoke language.