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)
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.
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.
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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
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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
East Sepik Province. Spoken in the northern central part of the East Sepik Province, in the Yangoru District, Torricelli mountains, northeast of Bumbita Arapesh.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Negative
Other Languages Used By The Community
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:
Some literacy