Mas kawin is a kind of ceremony between a family of a couple before they married.
Also Known As:
Village X, Biak-Numfor, Noefoor, Mafoor, Mefoor, Nufoor, Mafoorsch, Myfoorsch, Noefoorsch
Dialects & Varieties
- Korim
- Mandusir
- Bosnik
- Samberi
- Warsa
- Monoarfu
- Jenures
- Vogelkop
- Mios Num
- Wadibu
- Sundei
- Mapia
- Sorido
- Sampori
- Mofu
- Opif
- Wardo
- Sorendidori
- Kamer
- Ariom
- Bo'o
- Fairi
- Penasifu
- Padoa
- Rumberpon
- Korido
- Dwar
- Wari
- Sor
Australia and the Pacific
Wurm, Stephen A. 2007. Australia and the Pacific. In Christopher Moseley, Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn., 424-557. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X
Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
40,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
2
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
100000
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
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Location and Context
Countries
Indonesia: Irian Jaya
Location Description
Spoken on Biak and Numfor to the north of Cenderawasih Bay and east of the Bird’s Head Peninsula, and also on numerous small islands east and west of the Bird’s Head, including Mapia Island to the north of the eastern Bird’s Head.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Indonesian
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Almost all
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
Fairly widespread literacy in it.