Endangered Languages Project

ALSO KNOWN AS		Anamagi, Endangen
CLASSIFICATION		Torricelli, Kombian
ORTHOGRAPHY		Latin
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		xbi
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		East Kombio (Wampurun) North Kombio (Mwi) South Kombio (Yanimoi) West-Central Kombio (Wampukuamp)
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MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition” . Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig · SIL International

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,970
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"About 2,400 live in Kombio area. Very few monolinguals." (SIL)

DATE OF INFO: 2003

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

"Shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi]; much mixing with L1. Kombio used by adults, but only used occasionally by those under 18."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Tok Pisin [tpi]

Scripts (Writing system)

Latin

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "East Sepik Province, Dreikikir district, Torricelli mountains. 31 villages."

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,146
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1970

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: 27 villages: Ben, Cherpmel, Kasim, Kumbum, Meringe, Muyem, Nialu, Nyumatil, Pabneip, Ringin, Sakangel, Samark, Sambu, Sangaien, Soaief, Tong, Wum, Yakio, Yalangel, Yase, Yasile, Yasum, Yasumboret, Yaunimbum. Yaurang, Yetnyam, and Yetnimbum.

			2014	Glottolog 2.3				Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology	http://glottolog.org	Hammarström, Harald & Forkel, Robert & Haspelmath, Martin & Nordhoff, Sebastian	Hammarström, Harald & Forkel, Robert & Haspelmath, Martin & Nordhoff, Sebastian. 2014. Glottolog 2.3. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://glottolog.org)												-3.48, 142.69
	18th		2015	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition	Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	SIL International	Dallas, Texas		http://www.ethnologue.com		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.	2,970	2003	1000-9999	"About 2,400 live in Kombio area. Very few monolinguals." (SIL)	Tok Pisin [tpi]	Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12	"Shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi]; much mixing with L1. Kombio used by adults, but only used occasionally by those under 18."	14	Papua New Guinea	"East Sepik Province, Dreikikir district, Torricelli mountains. 31 villages."
Pacific Linguistics		B 25	1973	Sepik languages: checklist and preliminary classification	Wurm, Stephen A.	Australian National University, Research School of Pacific Studies, Department of Linguistics	Canberra			Laycock, Donald C.		2,146	1970	1000-9999			Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Papua New Guinea	27 villages: Ben, Cherpmel, Kasim, Kumbum, Meringe, Muyem, Nialu, Nyumatil, Pabneip, Ringin, Sakangel, Samark, Sambu, Sangaien, Soaief, Tong, Wum, Yakio, Yalangel, Yase, Yasile, Yasum, Yasumboret, Yaunimbum. Yaurang, Yetnyam, and Yetnimbum.

Kombio

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Language information by source

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,970

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,146

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