I'saka
[también conocido como Isaka, Krisa]Clasificación: Sko
·en grave peligro de extinción
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En grave peligro de extinción
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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347
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(Laycock 1971)
- FECHA DE INFORMACIÓN
- 1970
- DOMINIOS DE USO
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- TRANSMISIÓN
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- MÁS SOBRE LA VITALIDAD
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"I'saka is no longer being widely learnt as a first language, although the extent of this decline, as opposed to diglossia, is difficult to ascertain, as it seems that children’s passive knowledge of the language greatly exceeds their active capabilities."
- ACTITUD DEL HABLANTE
- "There is a definite sense of endangerment in Krisa, with older people in particular expressing distress at the perceived loss of the I'saka language."
- OTRAS LENGUAS UTILIZADAS POR LA COMUNIDAD
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Tok Pisin [tpi]
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English [eng]
- LUGARES
- Papua New Guinea
- DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA UBICACIÓN
Sandaun Province: Krisa village, the offshoot settlement of Pasi, and numerous bush camps near Mt. Asowa.