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ALSO KNOWN AS		Suabau, Inanwatan, Mirabo, Iagu, Solowat, Itigo, Bira
CLASSIFICATION		Trans-New Guinea, South Bird's Head
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		szp
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Information from: “A Short Grammar of Inanwatan, an endangered language of the Bird's Head of Papua, Indonesia” . Lourens J. de Vries (2006) Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
800
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
3,000

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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Only people age 50 and above generally speak the language. Younger community members speak Malay

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

Speakers are apathetic abou the loss of the language. Malay is seen as more important.

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

No government support.

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

No institutional support.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Malay

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Malay is the most important means of communication both inside and outside the community.

PLACES: Indonesia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Papua province. South Coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula in the village of Inanwatan, South Sorong.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,100
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
(SIL)

DATE OF INFO: 1987

PLACES: Indonesia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Papua Province, south Bird’s Head along Maccluer bay. 15 villages."

Suabo

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

800

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,100

Discussion

			17th		2013	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)				Paul M. Lewis; Gary F. Simons; and Charles D. Fennig		Dallas, Texas: SIL International								http://www.ethnologue.com Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.), 2013. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.						1,100	1987	1000-9999	(SIL)												Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)								Indonesia	"Papua Province, south Bird’s Head along Maccluer bay. 15 villages."
	Pacific Linguistics				2006	A Short Grammar of Inanwatan, an endangered language of the Bird's Head of Papua, Indonesia						Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University		560							Lourens J. de Vries	Lourens J. de Vries. 2006. "A Short Grammar of Inanwatan, An Endangered Language of the Bird's Head of Papua, Indonesia." 560: Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University.	HHOLD		3,000			800		100-999						Malay		No government support.	Speakers are apathetic abou the loss of the language. Malay is seen as more important.	Malay is the most important means of communication both inside and outside the community.	No institutional support.	Nearly the entire community speaks Malay	Critically Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15		Only people age 50 and above generally speak the language. Younger community members speak Malay	14	14			Indonesia	Papua province. South Coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula in the village of Inanwatan, South Sorong.	-2.1, 132.197

Suabo

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

800

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,100

Discussion

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