Iatmul
[también conocido como Big Sepik, No. 2 Sepik, Middle Sepik]Clasificación: Sepik
·con amenaza de extinción
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Con amenaza de extinción
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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46,000
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6,000 speakers in 9 villages in the Western (Nyaula) area; 5,000 speakers in 7 villages in the Central (Pali'bei) area; 5,000 speakers in 7 villages in the Eastern (Waliakwi) area; 7,000 speakers in ~10 villages in the Northern (Maligwat) area; 23,000 diaspora speakers.
- FECHA DE INFORMACIÓN
- 2008
- DOMINIOS DE USO
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- TENDENCIAS DE HABLANTES
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- TRANSMISIÓN
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- MÁS SOBRE LA VITALIDAD
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"It is the native language of almost all adults, but relegated to second-language status among children, who could be labelled semi-speakers."
- ACTITUD DEL HABLANTE
- "[T]he traditionally high status of Iatmul culture could explain why there has been a recent reversal among adult Iatmul, who, at least in their rhetoric, are opposed to language shift, and criticize children speaking Tok Pisin."
- OTRAS LENGUAS UTILIZADAS POR LA COMUNIDAD
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Tok Pisin [tpi]
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English [eng]
- COMENTARIOS SOBRE CONTEXTO DE LA LENGUA
"Today, Tok Pisin is the language best known in the Iatmul villages, as all generations are fluent in it and it is the first language of children."
- LUGARES
- Papua New Guinea
- DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA UBICACIÓN
East Sepik Province: "along and close to a stretch of the Sepik River about 80 kilometres south-west of Wewak"