Endangered Languages Project - Vanimo

Vanimo

^{[aka Dumo, Duso, Manimo]}

Classification: Sko

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vulnerable

ALSO KNOWN AS		Dumo, Duso, Manimo, Wanimo
CLASSIFICATION		Sko
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		vam
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Information from: “Indicators of Ethnolinguistic Vitality. Case Study of Two Languages: Labu and Vanimo” (64-72) . Landweer, M. Lynn (1998) , Ostler, Nicholas ·

Vulnerable

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,660
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"approximately 1660 speakers"

TRANSMISSION
SPEAKER ATTITUDE: "To Vanimo speakers, Vanimo has a great deal of internal prestige."
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: West Sepik Province: three villages along the coast: Lido (Vanimo), Warimo, and Yako.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,670
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
census

DATE OF INFO: 2000

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Sandaun Province, Vanimo district. 3 villages."

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,395
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1970P

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: 4 villages: Isi, Vanimo, Warimo, and Yako.

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Information from: “Glottolog 2.3” . Hammarström, Harald & Forkel, Robert & Haspelmath, Martin & Nordhoff, Sebastian (2014)