Also Known As:
Dialects & Varieties
- East Yambes
- West Yambes
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
Threatened
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,080
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
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Location and Context
Countries
Papua New Guinea
Location Description
"East Sepik Province, Dreikikkir district, northwest of Wom, east and southeast of Kombio. 4 villages."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
"Language loss concerns adults."
Other Languages Used By The Community
Tok Pisin [tpi]
Number of Other Language Speakers:
"90% also use Tok Pisin [tpi]."
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
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