Also Known As:
Green River, Djarok
Dialects & Varieties
- Central
- Down-River
- Down-River Border
- Up-River
Abau Grammar
Abau Grammar
Threatened
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
>7,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 1
Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.
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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.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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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
Sandaun Province: "The language area consists of the villages to the immediate east and west of the Green River Station, as well as the villages along the Sepik River and its tributaries, starting at the border with Indonesian Papua (the Indonesian province of Papua, formerly Irian Jaya) all the way down to the border with the East Sepik."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
For children: "There is a strong appreciation of their own language and culture, but on the other hand there is no real shame involved in admitting to have poor mother tongue language skills."
Other Languages Used By The Community
Tok Pisin [tpi], English [eng]
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
Message informatif
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