Also Known As:
"Maden"
Dialects & Varieties
- Butlih (Butles)
- Fiawat (Fiat)
- Kawit
- Rajau
- Tepin (Tipin)
- Wailil (Wale)
Recent Resources
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Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
fewer than 3,391
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.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
2
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Arnold, Laura. 2020. Four undocumented languages of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 25-43. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/180
Bibliography of Locations:
Arnold, Laura. 2020. Four undocumented languages of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 25-43. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/180
Bibliography of Context:
Arnold, Laura. 2020. Four undocumented languages of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 25-43. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/180