ELP ID
31668
ELP Language
Bebeli
Speaker Number
100-999
Elders
4 over 70s; maybe 10-30 in their 60s.
Ethnic Population
3064 (total polulation of the Bebeli-speaking region: 3831; about 80% of them are ethnic Bebeli. But lots of immigrants have moved in in recent years.)
Public Comment
"Speaker number includes native and non-native speakers. Only four remaining fluent speakers with solid knowledge of the language and traditional concepts; those between 60s-70s speak the language, but mix with Tok Pisin; those between 40s-60s heavily use Tok Pisin, and make a lot of grammatical mistakes; those between 20s-40s are L2 speakers of Bebeli; those under 20s hardly speak or understand the language."
Source
Personal communication on Bebeli
Preferred
On
Speaker Number Text
780
Speaker Number Range
100-999