Iatmul
[également appelé Big Sepik, No. 2 Sepik, Middle Sepik]Classification : Sepik
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Menacée
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.
- DATE OF INFO
- 2008
- DOMAINES D'UTILISATION
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- TENDANCES AU NIVEAU DES LOCUTEURS
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- TRANSMISSION
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- MORE ON VITALITY
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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."
- ATTITUDE DES LOCUTEURS
- "[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."
- AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
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Tok Pisin [tpi]
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English [eng]
- COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE
"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."
- PLACES
- Papua New Guinea
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
East Sepik Province: "along and close to a stretch of the Sepik River about 80 kilometres south-west of Wewak"