Also Known As:
Karen, Bilakura, Banks-Inseln
Dialects & Varieties
Australasia and the Pacific
Stephen Wurm. 2007. "Australasia and the Pacific." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. 425-577. Routledge.
Critically Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
34
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
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
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Location and Context
Countries
Papua New Guinea
Location Description
Spoken in northeastern Madang Province, on the headwaters of the Gilagil River, due east of Kosilanta.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Parawen, Tok Pisin
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
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:
No literacy
Recent Resources
Bilakura/Karian wordlist with English free translation